Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee tweeted and joked this morning about being held on a plane full of people and being placed under quarantine.

Passengers on the American Airlines flight from Los Angeles were held on arrival at the Nashville International Airport for about an hour due to a sick traveler. That illness has not yet been disclosed.

Nashville Airport spokeswoman Shannon Sumrall says the passenger had been cleared to fly by a doctor. But, the passenger didn't have the proper paperwork. Sumrall said passengers were held for about an hour Thursday morning until officials were able to confirm the passenger had medical clearance to fly. The plane got towed to the gate and quarantined until everything could get checked out.

Huckabee tweeted while the incident was underway, "5 hr red eye flight on @AmericanAir Nashville from LA. On ground for 40 min and now told someone on board is sick & we are being towed to other gate and quarantined until all checked out. Can’t get up to go to bathroom or get off plane. It’s the Russians! I just know it!" Huckabee also put this on social media, "after landing got to far away gate where @AmericanAir will hopefully get us off this plane! Medical personal at gate. Hope it’s not because I got that straw in CA!"

Report compiled with information from The Associated Press, Mike Huckabee's Twitter account and The NBC affiliate in Nashville.