CNN's Abby Phillip Shoots Down Pro-Trump Host's Take on Duffy Road Trip: Not Sure That Makes It Better'

"Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is under fire for spending seven months filming a reality TV show documenting his family's road trip across America, as Americans struggle to afford gasoline and other necessities. On Wednesday night's edition of CNN NewsNight, Jason Rantz objected when anti-Trump CNN commentator Ana Navarro ripped Duffy for the seven-month road trip on the basis that the filming did not encompass all of his time. Phillip and Navarro pointed out they never said it did, and Phillip added that I'm not sure that makes it better."

"NAVARRO: And listen. It's true. It is true. And it probably is part of the reason that it cost Democrats the election. It is true that Democrats were slow to acknowledge and recognize the pain that Americans were going through. But what Democrats were not doing what Joe Biden was not doing at the same time was repainting the pool for $15 million and walking around with a rendition of a ballroom that's now going to cost $1.5 billion billion with a B, and unveiling gold plated statues of (CROSSTALK) RANTZ: He renovated the Situation Room and he spent tens of (CROSSTALK) NAVARRO: And you know, so the tone deafness, the Secretary of Transportation wasn't on a seven month road trip with his nine children for a TV show."

"RANTZ: Tone deafness is not NAVARRO: So RANTZ: You know that he was not on a road trip for seven months. You know that that is factually inaccurate. Come on. (CROSSTALK) NAVARRO: He has been on a road trip during those seven months. (CROSSTALK) RANTZ: A couple of days at a time. He was not on for seven months. That's just not fair and not accurate. (CROSSTALK) PHILLIP: He was filming a reality show, Road trip. NAVARRO: Exactly. PHILLIP: Road trip reality show. RANTZ: A couple days."

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy faced criticism for spending seven months filming a reality TV show about a family road trip across America. The backlash came as many Americans struggled to afford gasoline and other necessities. During a CNN NewsNight segment, a conservative guest challenged criticism that the filming failed to cover all of Duffy’s time. Abby Phillip responded that the fact the filming did not represent every moment does not make the situation better. The exchange also included disagreement over whether the criticism was factually accurate, with Phillip emphasizing that Duffy was filming a road trip reality show during the period in question.

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