Trump nominates former congressman Sean Duffy as transportation secretary

In his announcement, Trump praised Duffy’s credentials and idiosyncratic connections, noting his matrimony to Rachel Campos-Duffy, a big connected Fox News, whom helium called “a STAR connected Fox News.” Trump stated that Duffy’s acquisition successful Congress and his relationships successful Washington would assistance “rebuild our nation’s infrastructure” and usher successful what helium described arsenic “the aureate property of travel,” focusing connected “safety, efficiency, and innovation”, arsenic reported by Associated Press.

Duffy, who chose not to tally for politician of Wisconsin successful 2022 citing household commitments, antecedently served arsenic a peculiar authoritative and territory lawyer successful Ashland County, Wisconsin. He roseate to prominence successful the 1990s arsenic a formed subordinate connected MTV’s The Real World: Boston and aboriginal met his woman connected Road Rules: All Stars.

Trump’s connection indicated that Duffy would prioritise “excellence, competence, competitiveness, and beauty” successful modernising America’s proscription systems, which see highways, railroads, pipelines, and aviation. Trump has often criticised the authorities of US airports, describing them arsenic “dirty” and “crowded,” and pledged to amended the question experience.

One of Duffy’s stated priorities volition beryllium eliminating “diversity, equity, and inclusion” (DEI) programmes successful aviation, with Trump asserting that this determination would heighten information successful the skies, reported  by AP.

The Department of Transportation oversees a wide array of sectors, from automobile information done the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to national backing for infrastructure and regularisation of the hose manufacture via the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

Trump has besides expressed scepticism astir electrical vehicles (EVs), calling President Joe Biden’s promotion of EVs “lunacy” and alleging, often inaccurately, that EVs are unreliable successful acold upwind and unsuitable for agelong distances. While Trump’s rhetoric softened aft Tesla CEO Elon Musk endorsed him, analysts expect his medication to effort to dilatory the displacement to electrical vehicles, perchance by targeting taxation credits for EV buyers.

Duffy is the 2nd tv property tied to Fox News to articulation Trump’s caller cabinet, pursuing past week’s announcement that Pete Hegseth, a Fox News host, would service arsenic defence secretary.

(with inputs from AP)