Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy promised to drop a reality show chronicling his family’s seven-month, cross-country road trip this summer.But the vehicle hasn’t started yet, as zero episodes have hit YouTube despite the former reality star claiming that the five-part series would launch in June.Nearly three months ago, Duffy dropped by “Fox & Friends” to tease the “Great American Road Trip,” a series commissioned last year in advance of the country’s 250th birthday and set to feature his wife, Rachel Campos-Duffy, along with their nine children.He used his appearance on the conservative network to try to sell Americans on road trips fitting “any budget,” whether they take two hours, a day, or even two days.The show — which reportedly received at least $2 million in donations from Boeing and Toyota, companies overseen and regulated by his department — was hit with swift backlash.Gas prices, of course, have frequently hovered over $4 a gallon since President Donald Trump launched his unpopular Iran war.And several high-profile aviation disasters have occurred under Duffy’s watch, causing critics to be put off by Duffy and his department launching such a show.Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, too, ripped his successor for claiming that the left was upset by the show because they didn’t want people to “celebrate America.”Duffy has hit back at critics, claiming that taxpayers didn’t take on any of the production costs and neither he nor his family have received a “salary or production royalties” off of it.Both Politico and The Bulwark have reported that the show has not released a single episode.A Department of Transportation spokesperson, in an email, told multiple media outlets, “America’s 250th birthday is a year-long celebration, and we look forward to sharing the final product soon.”In July, a department spokesperson claimed to Politico that the team behind the show was “putting the finishing touches on the production.”
Sean Duffy Promised A 'Great American' Reality Show Months Ago. It's Still Not Out.
The show reportedly received millions of dollars in funding from companies overseen and regulated by the ex-reality star’s Department of Transportation.






