Trump taps Fox News host and former Rep. Sean Duffy as transportation secretary
Trump taps Fox News host and former Rep. Sean Duffy as transportation secretary
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For fuck's sake... How many more TV stars is he going to pick?
"Stars"
Yes
Haha
The guy was apparently a legislator before going to Fox, five terms in the House, and four terms as a district attorney prior to that.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sean_Duffy
Not really a transportation guy, but he's put in his time in the government.
Let's see who Trump had as Secretary of Transportation in his first term.
Hmm.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elaine_Chao
She did have a transportation background in two prior administrations. So he's certainly had less experience with transportation than she has but I don't think I'd just call him a TV star, either.
Be interesting to see some statistics on backgrounds of cabinet secretaries in the past, see how common tapping someone with just a legislative background is.
EDIT: The current Secretary of Transportation is Buttigieg. He doesn't really have a transportation background either, worked in Navy intelligence and was a mayor and apparently is the youngest guy to ever hold the office.
She did have a transportation background in two prior administrations
And she also happens to be married to Mitch McConnell.
My father-in-law lives in his old district. I remember the name from that and
Duffy resigned his seat effective September 23, 2019, to care for a newborn daughter with a heart defect.
I guess that was longer ago than I remember (and in that time I had my own daughter born 3 months early. If I had the luxury of being able to quit my job and know I could keep my family afloat I would have done the same). Wonder how she's doing now...
... And I just looked it up before posting. Daughter has Down Syndrome, and her mom brought her on Fox News in what turned into an anti-choice bit with her saying other countries are "exterminating" Down Syndrome "Nazi style". Gross.
It's like he's so close to sounding like a good, decent human being... and then he has his wife go do that shit at the end.
Truly the best people, immense