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Funded by DONATIONS from companies he regulates. Pay to Play

While most of us cannot afford to do this anymore, he's unable to relate and out of touch.

Did they travel in Duffy's own vehicle, or a government provided rental? Who paid for his gas? Did he expense out his meals and accommodations? Did he continue to draw a government paycheck this entire time?

Did they drive the whole way or just fly to locations and film? And where was that vehicle manufactured?

Oh if he’s an evangelical Christian I’m sure they’re all home ‘schooled.’ 😕

The Great Grift "Let them eat cake" continues per the #EpsteinClass Kids hungry but the CORRUPT Trump Cabinet live like Kings off the peasants

Alternate headline: Secretary Duffy took a seven month paid holiday on the taxpayers dime.

They should check in on Puck so Rachel can make out with him again

I don't know, man. We're involuntarily paying him to not do his fucking job. Every second on screen is also coming from my wallet. He is paid shadily for two jobs while enriching his reality star brand. If I filmed a show at work I'd be fired. Most of us would. Feels like payroll fraud.

The corruption & grift in this administration continues and knows no bounds.

Thats a good job NPR, hold them accountable.

Of course

🎶 She's got a smile that seems to me Reminds me of childhood memories...

We need a new interstate bridge

How does this road trip help with America's transportation problems exactly?

Assume you're willing to do actual reporting here because Duffy is a relative nobody, and this is an extremely tame scandal. There are literally hundreds of worse scandals & NPR has a pretty good idea about -all- of them. Won't hold my breath hearing from you on [gestures resignedly] all of this.

Everyone in this regime is a grifter!

And did all of this while still being paid to be the Transportation Secretary. So damn what he said about who is paying for this excursion. He should be impeached immediately for dereliction of duty and stealing tax-payer funds.

Damn. The level of grift is astounding. One day this will all be in the history written about this time period. We need to vote all the corruption out, starting in November 2026! People best have learned their lesson about voting for Republicans.

Beyond tone deaf holy shit

And the grift never ends.

They look happy.

They're probably home schooled which is pretty scary.

9 kids??? Is he driving a clown car?? (TBF any car he drives is a clown car.)

no corruption to see here...

When will the corruption clown show end?

Taxpayers are absolutely paying for this boondoggle. His salary is just top of it. You -know- the companies “sponsoring” this bs are writing off their expenses as advertising or lobbying or “goodwill”. We cover that write-off eventually.

MAGA Road Rules…

They drove a Wagon Queen Family Truckster in metallic pea, right?

NPR knows better..

He was getting paid by the taxpayer, while filming this show. Nice to be able to go on a road trip while you're supposed to be working.

He has no job? Is that a flexible part time position?

Who tf can afford 9 kids?

Indict and arrest this criminal.

Which charity is Real World Boy donate the proceeds to? Of course it's going to flop so whatever. He's been a fake asshole since the MTV days.

If he was collecting his salary while doing his family vacation, then taxpayers funded the project.

Taxpayers PAID HIS SALARY while he vacationed. Unless he took vacation leave, or leave without pay, YES, TAXPAYERS PAID FOR HIS TRIP. SHAME ON YOU NPR for covering up the corruption in the Trump administration!

this makes DOGE an even more evil act

But isn't he supposed to be working?

He definitely won't be working as a lobbyist for any of these sponsors after this shitshow is over, either.

We paid his salary while he went on a family vacation, and he took some bribes along the way. Trump is going to surpass Tammany Hall as the biggest corruption racket in US history.

Completely out of touch.

Duffy pitching this every day in every meeting until finally someone said I don't care

Selfish, arrogant, flaunting privilege, exploitation of government position, completely out of touch from reality of Americans living under the distruction of our economy. Patriotism? Absolutely not!

To be fair they are paying his salary, medical benefits even gym membership and security details presumably

Sounds like a scam

Corruption is corruption, by any other name it will stink like crap.

Seems like his cabinet position should have gone to someone with more experience than "was on a reality show with the word 'Road' in it a few decades ago". But of course it's DEI to give a job to a qualified, experienced person when a pampered white man-child wants it so he can relive his youth.

Hypocrite

Hard to think of something more boring and bland than this "show". Hours of pepper is too spicy.

He should compare the fuel prices then with fuel prices today.

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republican corruption stealing your tax dollars

So shell game of entities funded by the tax payer to fund his trip. Is anyone surprised? I’m not. This administration is exhaustingly corrupt, boring, and sad. Instead of taking a position of great potential, to bring America into the 21 century, they grift, steal, lie, cheat. #MoreOfTheSame

Remember when cabinet secretaries just did their fucking jobs?

He’s mostly upset he’s getting called out for his grift by the WSJ today.

Regulatory capture meets kleptocracy

If he was still collecting a paycheck, then the American people did in fact fund this trip.

Show and games to distract but MAGAverse is too uneducated to remember Rome.

9 kids?

Will it feature Puck?

I hope his entire family never finds a moment of peace anywhere they go.

Read the room, Sean!

“They say no taxpayers funded the project.” Sure, because we know how truthful this administration is.

Wow so frigging shocked.

And he wasn’t working either.

How do they fit everyone in a car?

Easy way to find out: Audit them. Also, ask why they were able to spend 7 months on this instead of doing their jobs. Audit how long they spent working on this instead of the job they were paid for and then dock their pay.

they need stickers like race cars drivers many of the "sponsors" of this expedition had business before the DOT how cozy

Well at a minimum we paid his salary (and probably for security) while he went off on vacation for months. And doesn’t he have any work to do???

How many secret service are on his detail?

It’s all the grift and graft we can fit into a four year term.

9 kids?

Nine kids??? Truly????

What in the Duggar family? Probably a pedophile too.

There is no way that there were no taxpayer $$ used for this. What a way to grift a family vacation.

Nine kids? He's over-babied.

Why is the Sec. of Transportation doing non-taxpayer funded projects in the first place? Doesn't he have enough to do as Transportation Secretary?

MY FUCKING TAX DOLLARS!!

More grifting from the Trump regime? I’m SHOCKED. But will anyone ever face trial and consequences? Americans must insist on it

How did he think this was a good idea?

REEKS of the “Chairman’s Flight” - the United Airlines scandal that boasted a EWRCAE route - money losing - for the Chairman of NY Port Authority vacay home. UA got fined and Smisek was fired! Does this mean UA’s Kirby and Sec Duffy should also be fired/fined?

They should be ashamed. #duffyfamilyfail

Republican corruption, as usual.

Who is this for? I'm genuinely asking who would waste even a minute of their time watching this? They weren't watchable on their MTV shows 20+ years ago and they certainly aren't now just because their spawn is with them. Deeply out of touch is an understatement.

Um, excuse me sir, but if you spent time on this little adventure when you should have been running your department...then I paid for that. Because your salary, for the record almost 260 THOUSAND dollars, is paid to you by the US government. And I fund the US government when I pay my taxes.

He needs to go to jail him and the entire administration.

Duffy should pay back his salary and benefits.

Newsflash: Transportation Secretary Duffy accepts all expenses paid vacation bribe from transportation companies. Americans waiting for perp walk, trial, and sentencing.

I want to know… 1) who the sponsors are, 2) what make and model did he drive, 3) total miles driven on the odometer, 4) how much he paid for fuel.

No one cares you racist republican

While most of America can’t pay their bills in between paychecks..,..

It’s not all republicans, but if there’s a grift, it’s usually a republican.

Two Air Canada pilots won't be taking road trips this summer thanks to his incompetence.

I'll sell my television before I watch even a minute of this. Fox is already removed from my guide and CBS is getting close.

grifter regime always grifting without accountability

Is he not meant to work a full-time job?

Under this criminal administration, the U.S. government has become a really shameful and disgusting reality show. 😵😡

The Transportation Secretary recreated his stint on Road Rules with bribes while airlines shut downs, Airplanes collide, and gas hit levels never seen before. Awesome. Glad he's staying busy on the weekend.

why didn’t he have a american car company sponsor his 7 month vacation?

No, thank you. I’m old enough to remember what big homophobe his wife was on The Real World”. She having sulky fits bc Pedro Zamora was doing enough to make her feel comfortable about his AIDS dx. I never need to see or hear from this heifer again.

Nine ????????? Kids!!!!!!!!

She definitely looks happy to be stuck in a car with him

I'll be sure to miss watching this garbage