{"id":2451030,"date":"2025-06-23T19:57:59","date_gmt":"2025-06-23T23:57:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sean-duffy-laser-focused-on-work-brushing-off-hit-piece-on-family\/"},"modified":"2025-06-23T20:00:21","modified_gmt":"2025-06-24T00:00:21","slug":"sean-duffy-laser-focused-on-work-brushing-off-hit-piece-on-family","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sean-duffy-laser-focused-on-work-brushing-off-hit-piece-on-family\/","title":{"rendered":"Sean Duffy &#8216;laser-focused&#8217; on work, brushing off &#8216;hit piece&#8217; on family"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsean-duffy-laser-focused-on-work-brushing-off-hit-piece-on-family%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2451030&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has responded to a &#8220;hit piece&#8221; published by teh New york Times, which criticizes his family-oriented approach and various initiatives since taking office. Duffy described the article&#8217;s author as &#8220;genuinely disturbed&#8221; that he has a large family and is focusing on community issues related to marriage and childbirth.He highlighted his commitment to enhancing transportation infrastructure, dismissing the article as an irrelevant distraction. Duffy&#8217;s eldest daughter, Evita, also defended their family, calling out the journalist for asking personal questions related to their family dynamics. The piece appears to target Duffy&#8217;s family life as a potential conflict of interest, but he and his family assert that their connections enrich their public service rather than detract from it.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Sean Duffy &lsquo;laser-focused&rsquo; on work in brushing off &lsquo;hit piece&rsquo; on family<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2156294\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Transportation Secretary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/sean-duffy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Sean Duffy<\/a> rebuked a &ldquo;hit piece&rdquo; from the <em>New York Times<\/em>, suggesting the writer is &ldquo;genuinely disturbed&rdquo; that he is married and has a large <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/family\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">family<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/06\/23\/us\/politics\/sean-duffy-reality-television.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">The piece<\/a> spotlights various actions Duffy has taken since becoming secretary, such as signing a memo <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/duffy-transportation-memo-birth-marriage-rates-trump-8de1f95efc97e8b585bb0c93857ec951\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">to prioritize transportation funding to communities<\/a> with higher marriage and birth rates. It also cites comments Duffy made several years ago on his Fox News podcast <em>From the Kitchen Table: The Duffy&rsquo;s<\/em>, in which he and his <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >wife encouraged younger listeners<\/a> to have children.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3451538\/kamala-harris-iran-strikes-clinton-official-lack-courage-trump\/\">Ex-Clinton national security official says Kamala Harris would have lacked &lsquo;fortitude&rsquo; for Iran strike<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3451309\/iran-attack-qatar-us-base-regionwide-condemnation\/\">Iranian strike on US Qatari base met with regionwide condemnation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3451065\/ali-khamenei-escape-iran-few-options-asylum\/\">Khamenei has few options for asylum and no reason to leave<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy speaks during a news conference to provide a status update on Newark Liberty International Airport at the Department of Transportation in Washington, Wednesday, May 28, 2025. (AP Photo\/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In reaction, Duffy, a father of nine, highlighted how the article&rsquo;s author previously covered <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/abortion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">abortion<\/a> for the <em>Washington Post<\/em>, and is currently &ldquo;cosplaying now as a &lsquo;family&rsquo; expert.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Let the <em>NYT<\/em> goof off,&rdquo; Duffy wrote on X. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m laser focused on making transportation great again&mdash;modernizing air traffic control, rebuilding bridges, and reviving U.S. commercial shipping through a reinvigorated Merchant Marine Academy. While they obsess over my beautiful family, I&rsquo;m working for yours.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">With all the serious issues facing our country, the New York Times decided to dispatch a former abortion correspondent (cosplaying now as a &ldquo;family&rdquo; expert) for a hit piece on me and the Trump administration.<\/p>\n<p>NYT reporter <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CAKitchener?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CAKitchener<\/a> is genuinely disturbed that I&rsquo;m happily&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wrNTMFoK42\">pic.twitter.com\/wrNTMFoK42<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Secretary Sean Duffy (@SecDuffy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SecDuffy\/status\/1937124269374292211?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 23, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Evita Duffy-Alfonso, Duffy&rsquo;s eldest child, similarly dished criticism against the piece, revealing that one of the &ldquo;deranged&rdquo; questions the author asked was whether or not her parents considered aborting her.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The truth is simple: we&rsquo;re not a prop, a brand, or some act,&rdquo; Evita Duffy wrote. &ldquo;We&rsquo;re a real, loving, faithful, joyful family &mdash; and <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CAKitchener\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">@CAKitchener<\/a> is bitter and a creep.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The NYT just published a hit piece on my family, accusing my dad of using us as political props for his career. The writer, Caroline Kitchener, is an abortion reporter who now claims to be a &ldquo;family&rdquo; journalist. But it&rsquo;s clear she hates family, given how much the size of ours&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AkiicQXodp\">pic.twitter.com\/AkiicQXodp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Evita Duffy-Alfonso (@evitaduffy_1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/evitaduffy_1\/status\/1937119749269311827?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 23, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3450711\/transportation-energy-price-skyrocket\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">TRANSPORTATION ENERGY PRICES SKYROCKET OVER WEEKEND<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Before the <em>New York Times<\/em> published its piece against Duffy, Rachel Campos-Duffy, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/north-carolina-proposal-scraps-dmv-for-new-authority-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"North Carolina proposal scraps DMV for new ...ity - Washington Examiner\">transportation secretary&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s wife and a <em>Fox &amp; Friends Weekend<\/em> cohost, posted a video of <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RCamposDuffy\/status\/1936826029038875111\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">her children learning to dive in a swimming pool<\/a>, writing, &ldquo;I love my family.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Last month, Sean Duffy showcased the Department of Transportation&rsquo;s Great American Road Trip initiative, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transportation.gov\/briefing-room\/icymi-us-transportation-secretary-sean-p-duffy-hosted-first-annual-great-american\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">highlighting 250 different stops<\/a> across the country that families can visit during their next <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/greg-gutfeld-pans-joe-and-kamalas-awful-adventure-the-1970s-called-they-want-their-unmitigated-disasters-back\/\" title=\"Greg Gutfeld Pans \u2018Joe And Kamala\u2019s Awful Adventure\u2019: \u2018The 1970s Called, They Want Their Unmitigated Disasters Back\u2019\">road trip<\/a>. The initiative&rsquo;s launch is meant to tie into the nation&rsquo;s 250th anniversary on July 4, 2026.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2156294\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2156294\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sean Duffy dismisses NYT &#8220;hit piece,&#8221; stays focused on work<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2451031,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sean-Duffy-hit-piece-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[34794,57779,45268],"class_list":["post-2451030","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-hit-piece","tag-laser-focused-2","tag-sean-duffy"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sean-Duffy-hit-piece-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2451030","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2451030"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2451030\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2451034,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2451030\/revisions\/2451034"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2451031"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2451030"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2451030"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2451030"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}