"Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, an ethics watchdog nonprofit, filed a complaint Monday asking the Department of Transportation's Inspector General to investigate Secretary Sean Duffy's family road trip that he filmed for a reality television show. Duffy announced on Friday that he and his wife Rachel Campos-Duffy had filmed a new reality television series over seven months while traveling around the U.S. with their nine children, calling it The Great American Road Trip."
"The news about a Cabinet official filming a reality television series was criticized by some as out of touch, especially in light of high gas prices and other inflationary pressures on American family budgets. Others, like The Bulwark's Sarah Longwell, questioned the conflicts of interest inherent in having the trip sponsored by corporate interests that Duffy's agency regulates."
"Duffy has defended the trip as wholesome, patriotic, and joyful, said it was intended to be part of the celebrations of America's 250th anniversary, and denounced critics as haters and the radical, miserable left. The radical, miserable left has noticed our awesome Great American Road Trip trailer and they hate it. It's too wholesome.It's too patriotic. It's too joyful. They're upset because they don't want you to celebrate America!"
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington filed a complaint requesting the Department of Transportation Inspector General investigate Secretary Sean Duffy’s family road trip filmed for a reality television show. Duffy said he and his wife Rachel Campos-Duffy filmed a new series over seven months traveling around the U.S. with their nine children, called The Great American Road Trip. Critics said the filming was out of touch amid high gas prices and inflation pressures on family budgets. Others raised concerns about conflicts of interest, citing corporate sponsorship from industries regulated by Duffy’s agency. Duffy defended the project as wholesome, patriotic, and joyful, tied to celebrations of America’s 250th anniversary, and criticized opponents as hateful and left-leaning.
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