Sean Duffy's Reality Show Road Trip Would Cost Nearly $900 in Gas Amid Oil Price Surge
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Nikki McCann Ramirez
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Summary
The article critiques Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy's seven-month, taxpayer-funded reality road trip with his family (including his Fox News-host wife and nine children) to film "The Great American Road Trip" for the nation's 250th anniversary. It calculates the trip would cost nearly $900 in gas alone, highlighting the irony of a transportation official taking an extravagant, fuel-inefficient trip amid rising gas prices caused by an Iran war oil shock. The piece questions the use of government resources and the optics of promoting American landmarks through a reality show while Americans face economic strain.
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In theory, they are also a much cheaper form of travel than fly
The transportation secretary, his Fox News-host wife, and their nine children spent seven months filming a reality TV show
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy's "Great American Road Trip" would cost almost $900 in gas amid rising prices due to Iran war oil shock.
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