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Who is Sean Duffy? Former lawmaker, reality TV star is Trump's transport pick.

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    10% Center

  • Reliability

    85% ReliableGood

  • Policy Leaning

    10% Center

  • Politician Portrayal

    37% Positive

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

71% : "I'm eager to help you usher in a new golden age of transportation," Duffy, 53, said on X. He is the second Fox News host after Pete Hegseth to be tapped by Trump for his Cabinet.
57% : "With much prayer, I have decided that this is the right time for me to take a break from public service in order to be the support my wife, baby and family need right now."He declined to run for governor of Wisconsin in 2022 after Trump backed him and described him as "virtually unbeatable.
56% : Duffy is the second Fox News personality to be handpicked for a Cabinet position by Trump.
49% : Last week, Trump tapped Hegseth, a co-host of "Fox & Friends Weekend," for the position of defense secretary.
46% : "Sean will use his experience and the relationships he has built over many years in Congress to maintain and rebuild" the country's infrastructure, Trump said in a statement.
43% : We're tracking the people Trump has picked or is considering to fill his Cabinet and key positions in his administration.
25% : Duffy, who has frequently defended Trump on cable news, previously professed doubts during a 2015 interview with Wisconsin Public Radio about Trump's ability to retain the support of conservative voters.

*Our bias meter rating uses data science including sentiment analysis, machine learning and our proprietary algorithm for determining biases in news articles. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.

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