Duffy defends family road-trip reality show amid gas-price backlash
TL;DR
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy defends The Great American Road Trip, a five-part YouTube reality series with his wife and nine children to celebrate America's 250th anniversary, as critics call it out of touch amid high gas prices and concerns about sponsor conflicts of interest; Duffy says production costs were covered by a nonprofit with no taxpayer funds and that filming spanned seven months, while supporters praise the effort and critics question his commitment to official duties.
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