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N.J. man says he was nearly removed from a United Airlines flight over a T-shirt that read “bombing kids is not self defense.”

“Either you change your shirt or you can’t get on this flight.”

That’s the ultimatum Sam Saadeh says he got from a United Airlines supervisor — right after boarding.

Saadeh, of Linden, N.J., was flying home from Atlanta on June 4 wearing a black T-shirt that read “bombing kids is not self defense.”

A flight attendant reportedly flagged it as offensive, and Saadeh was pulled aside and told to change or stay behind.

He changed shirts. He made his flight. But he says he never got a real answer on why the shirt was a problem in the first place.

“I can’t see how this shirt is offensive,” he told a United rep, according to CBS New York. Her response: “It’s 2026.” His: “I know what year it is.”

United stands by the move, citing its policy against “lewd, obscene or offensive” clothing — though the airline hasn’t spelled out what crosses that line.

Saadeh, who is of Palestinian descent, says the shirt reflects his views on the war in Gaza and has now filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Transportation.

So — where’s the line? Does an airline have the right to police a passenger’s T-shirt, or did United overstep here?