""The same Duffys who threw endless fits on national television when Pete was working from our son's ICU bedside are now bragging about their multi-month, taxpayer-funded family road trip while gas and grocery prices soar for American families because of Trump's war of choice," Chasten Buttigieg posted on X. "How much more unfocused, unserious, and out of touch can you be?""
""I love a good road trip, but this is brutally out of touch: a Trump Cabinet member making a documentary about himself while regular families can't afford road trips anymore, because Trump and his war put gas prices through the roof," he posted. That post followed news that Duffy and wife Rachel Campos-Duffy, both former Real World cast members-turned-Fox News hosts, had spent seven months filming a new reality show, "The Great American Road Trip.""
"That post followed news that Duffy and wife Rachel Campos-Duffy, both former Real World cast members-turned-Fox News hosts, had spent seven months filming a new reality show, "The Great American Road Trip." The couple appeared on Fox News to promote the show, and the conservative outlet covered it uncritically as a celebration of America's 250th anniversary. The network delivered far more critical round-the-clock coverage, however, when Pete Buttigieg took time off from the same job, including taking a four-week paternity leave following the 2021 birth of their twins."
"Rachel Campos-Duffy pushed back on Chasten Buttigieg's complaint, stressing the production of the show was not covered by taxpayer dollars. "Stand down, Chas. All production costs were paid for by the non-profit, The Great American Road Trip, Inc. No one in my family - inc""
Chasten Buttigieg criticized Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy for filming a family reality show while holding a major role in the Trump administration. The criticism followed years of conservative media scrutiny of Pete Buttigieg taking time off, including paternity leave and time spent during their son’s extended hospitalization. Chasten argued that Duffy’s multi-month, taxpayer-funded road trip was out of touch amid soaring gas and grocery prices tied to Trump’s policies and war. Pete Buttigieg also condemned the situation, saying a cabinet member making a documentary about himself contrasted with families unable to afford road trips. Rachel Campos-Duffy responded that production costs were paid by a nonprofit rather than taxpayer funds.
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