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The Great American Road Trip?

May 19, 2026·26 min·3-min readconversationalnews
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U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy, a former reality TV star, is leading a seven-month cross-country road trip with his wife and nine children, funded by a nonprofit backed by transportation-sector corporations like Toyota and Boeing. While pitched as a patriotic celebration of A

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Will Gottsagen

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Sean DuffyWill GottsagenStephanie PearsonMicah Meyer

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100 Great American Parksby Stephanie Pearson

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BoeingRoyal CaribbeanUnited Airlines

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Breaking NewsCriminal Justice ReformInequalityUs Politics

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