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Sean Duffy's Road Trip Series Launches With A Whimper—And Lots Of Questions

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The series was meant to encourage families to take summer road trips—but more than half of U.S. schoolchildren are already back in class.
"This show is an ethical catastrophe," Adam Zuckerman, senior clean vehicles campaigner with Public Citizen's Climate Program, said in a statement. "No amount of editing can correct the major ethical failure associated with filming a reality TV show and accepting vacations paid for by the companies Secretary Duffy is supposed to regulate."
Last month, a Department of Transportation spokesperson told Forbes "career ethics officials cleared every aspect of the Secretary's participation in the Great American Road Trip."
As of Thursday morning, the six-part series collectively had garnered just over 5,100 views.
Published 2026-08-20. By Suzanne Rowan Kelleher.