A MAGA Politician Made a Reality TV Show. The Funding Source Is … Suspicious.

Summary: Sean Duffy is the U.S. Transportation Secretary, but he used to be a reality TV star. Now, he is starring in a new YouTube reality show called The Great American Road Trip with his wife and nine kids.

The problem? The show is paid for by a new nonprofit group that gets its money from big companies like Toyota, Boeing, and Royal Caribbean. These are the exact same companies Duffy is supposed to be regulating in his government job! The show features the family riding snowmobiles, meeting Benjamin Franklin actors, and even going down waterslides on a cruise ship. Critics are worried this is a huge conflict of interest, but Duffy claims people are just mad because they don't want to celebrate America.

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