Sean Duffy: President Donald Trump's Transportation Secretary

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy holds a news conference at Newark Liberty International Airport, where he announced the reopening of a major runway at the airport, nearly two weeks ahead of schedule on June 02, 2025 in Newark, New Jersey. Delays and cancellations have plagued Newark, one of the nation's busiest airports, for months. Air traffic control outages, runway construction, and an announcement by United Airlines that over 20% of FAA controllers at Newark walked off the job have all contributed to the delays.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy speaks during a news conference on May 20, 2025 in Austin, Texas. Secretary Duffy attended the news conference where he signed a bill officially rescinding a 2016 policy that removed the requirement to place drivers out-of-service for English Language Proficiency (ELP) violations.

Sean Duffy, Secretary of the Department of Transportation, testifies in front of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies in Washington, D.C., on May 14, 2025.

Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy speaks alongside dated air traffic control equipment at an event unveiling a new U.S. control system at the Department of Transportation on May 8, 2025 in Washington, DC. Under the new plan the FAA will replace and improve antiquated infrastructure including radar systems, software, hardware and telecommunications networks to improve safety and reduce delays.

US Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy, arrives for a media briefing at Reagan National Airport after a plane crashed into the Potomac River outside Washington, DC, January 30, 2025. A regional jet from Kansas crashed into Washington's Potomac River after colliding mid-air with a military helicopter near Reagan National Airport, officials said on January 29, prompting a major emergency response and grounding all flights.

US Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy speaks at a media briefing at Reagan National Airport after a plane crashed into the Potomac River outside Washington, DC, January 30, 2025. A regional jet from Kansas crashed into Washington's Potomac River after colliding mid-air with a military helicopter near Reagan National Airport, officials said on January 29, prompting a major emergency response and grounding all flights.

Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy speaks next to U.S. Vice President JD Vance during his swearing-in ceremony at the Vice President's Ceremonial Office at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House campus in Washington, U.S., January 29, 2025.

Former Rep. Sean Duffy speaks during a Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation committee hearing on his nomination to be Secretary of Transportation on Jan. 15, 2025 in Washington, D.C.