Image: Duffy says he and his family filmed “The Great American Road Trip” in brief windows, like weekends and school vacations, during a seven-month period. Department of Transportation/Screenshot by NPR

Rachel Treisman of NPR reports: “Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has returned to his reality television roots, filming a cross-country road trip with his family that will be released as an unscripted series ahead of America’s 250th birthday in July.

“The Great American Road Trip” follows Duffy, his wife and nine children on what he calls “a civic experience” — and encourages other families to follow suit.

…Critics — from prominent Democrats to social media commenters — called it out of touch, as the administration’s war in Iran has pushed gas prices to their highest level since July 2022. Some openly wondered whether taxpayers had footed the bill for Duffy’s family vacation…”

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