Trump Taps Fox Business Host As Transportation Secretary

President-elect Donald Trump on Monday said he's nominating Sean Duffy, a Fox Business host and former Wisconsin Republican congressman, as secretary of the Department of Transportation in his incoming administration.

USAToday reports Duffy, currently a co-host of "The Bottom Line" on Fox Business, served as a congressman for Wisconsin's 7th congressional district in the northwest part of the state from 2011 to 2019, overlapping with the bulk of Trump's presidency.

A father of nine children, the 53-year-old Duffy left his seat in 2019 to care for a newborn daughter with a heart complication. The seat is currently held by U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany, R-Wis.

Duffy, an ardent Trump defender and a regular Fox News guest while in Congress, started as co-host of his Fox Business show during its debut in January 2023. Duffy's wife, Rachel Campos-Duffy, is a host of Fox & Friends Weekend.

"The husband of a wonderful woman, Rachel Campos-Duffy, a STAR on Fox News, and the father of nine incredible children, Sean knows how important it is for families to be able to travel safely, and with peace of mind," Trump said in a statement.

Fox Business released the following statement on Duffy's nomination:

“Sean Duffy provided valuable insights and analysis in co-hosting the FOX Business Network program, The Bottom Line. As Duffy departs FOX News Media effective today, we wish him the best of luck in his return to Washington. Moving forward, The Bottom Line will continue with Dagen McDowell joined by rotating co-hosts.”

Duffy, a former district attorney in Ashland County, Wisconsin, emerged on the national scene in pop culture before politics as a cast member of the MTV show "Real World" during the 1997 season set in Boston. He was later a cast member on MTV's "Road Rules: All Stars" in 1998 and "Real World/Road Rules Challenge: Battle of the Seasons" in 2002.