Sean Duffy, Fox News Host, Gets Trump’s Nod For Transportation Secretary

"President-elect Donald J. Trump nominated the former representative from Wisconsin, who is married to a Fox News host, to oversee a sprawling agency that includes aviation, rail and transit."

"A former Wisconsin congressman and Fox Business host, Sean Duffy, was named on Monday by President-elect Donald J. Trump as his choice to lead the Transportation Department.

In the statement announcing his choice, Mr. Trump praised Mr. Duffy as a “tremendous and well-liked public servant” with the experience needed to lead the department, which has an annual budget of more than $100 billion and a vast work force.

“Sean will use his experience and the relationships he has built over many years in Congress to rebuild our nation’s infrastructure and usher in a golden age of travel,” Mr. Trump said in a statement.

Mr. Duffy served in Congress from 2011 to 2019 as a Wisconsin Republican. He resigned in September 2019 to help care for a newborn daughter with a birth defect, according to The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel."

Mark Walker reports for the New York Times November 18, 2024.

SEE ALSO:

"Trump Says He Is Naming Former Wisconsin Rep. Sean Duffy To Be Transportation Secretary" (AP)

"Trump Picks Former Congressman And Fox Business Host Sean Duffy As Next Transportation Secretary" (CNN)

 

Source: NYTimes, 11/19/2024