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Boeing, Shell Fund Duffy Series Critics Decry $4 Gas Prices

5/10/2026

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Duffy Family Roadtrip

Critics say the Duffy family’s road-trip series appears tone-deaf as gasoline prices rise above $4 per gallon.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy’s five-part series, filmed over seven months, will premiere on YouTube in June 2026.
The nonprofit Great American Road Trip Inc., sponsored by Boeing and Shell, funded production costs.
The Duffy family received no salary or royalties for the series at all.

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Duffy Roadtrip

Sean Duffy and Rachel Campos-Duffy urged to ignore critics, visit parks before 250th birthday, and claim loving America means seeing it.
The five-part road-trip series, produced by a nonprofit, will debut on YouTube in June 2026.
He said Transportation officials approved his role and confirmed the production used no taxpayer money.
DOT successes included a 20% rise in hiring, modernized ATC and illegal truck driver removals.

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Left coverage emphasized criticism of the series as tone-deaf amid high gasoline prices and highlighted conflict-of-interest concerns, noting sponsors such as Boeing and Shell and calls for investigation by CREW and Chasten Buttigieg.
Right coverage did not include those criticism or sponsor-related conflict-of-interest details, focusing instead on DOT approvals, zero taxpayer funding, and agency achievements.

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Duffy Family Roadtrip

Critics say the Duffy family’s road-trip series appears tone-deaf as gasoline prices rise above $4 per gallon.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy’s five-part series, filmed over seven months, will premiere on YouTube in June 2026.
The nonprofit Great American Road Trip Inc., sponsored by Boeing and Shell, funded production costs.
The Duffy family received no salary or royalties for the series at all.

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