Duffy has quickly emerged as the public face of the federal government’s response to the deadly plane crash at Washington’s Reagan National Airport.

President Donald Trump said Duffy would use his past experience in Congress to help rebuild the country’s infrastructure and improve travel safety.

WASHINGTON – Central Wisconsin's Sean Duffy is facing his first big test as secretary of the Department of Transportation just one day after he was sworn into office. A commercial jet carrying 64 people collided in midair with an Army helicopter carrying three servicemembers Wednesday night near Washington,

TV personality-turned-politician Sean Duffy is the father of nine and was associated with the Fox Network and several TV reality shows before becoming a member of the U.S. House of Representatives

President Donald Trump is questioning the actions of the army helicopter pilot and air traffic controller in Wednesday's deadly midair collision in Washington.

Sean Duffy, a former TV personality turned politician, is now serving as the Secretary of Transportation under President Donald Trump's administration. Recently confirmed by the U.S. Senate, Duffy will oversee a vital department responsible for managing transportation infrastructure across the nation.

Duffy does not have a background in transportation, similar to Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg when he arrived four years ago.

Donald Trump’s administration—including Pete Hegseth and Sean Duffy—rushed up to the podium to flatter the president after he used a press conference on the deadly D.C. plane crash to blame diversity hires.

Duffy previously told lawmakers his priorities leading the Transportation Department include aviation and highway safety as well as addressing the air traffic controller shortage.

The Senate confirmed Sean Duffy as the next secretary of transportation, marking a return to public office for former Wisconsin congressman.

Duffy was sworn into the Cabinet position just hours before an American Airlines passenger plane collided with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter over the Potomac River