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Buttigieg blasts Duffy's 'Great American Road Trip' as 'embarrassment'

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Former Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg (D) on Sunday went after the current secretary of the department, Sean Duffy, over a reality show he filmed.
"This is not about patriotism. And it is an embarrassment to have him going around saying that a road trip — quote — 'fits any budget' at a time when more and more Americans cannot afford a road trip, because of the explosion in diesel prices and gas prices caused directly by the Iran war and by the Trump administration," he added.
"And my husband is not a corrupt man. He's had many years in politics, and nobody has ever accused my husband of that. And he certainly would not take favor with anybody because they contributed to an America 250 project, which is about celebrating America," she added.
"To make road trips unaffordable and then go around celebrating your own road trip is exactly what people are so frustrated about, and part of why the Duffy road trip scandal has been such an embarrassment to the Trump administration is, it's happening at the same moment that Trump is alienating voters by making it clear that he doesn't care."
Published 05/17/26 6:32 PM ET.