Whatever happened to Sean Duffy’s road trip series?

By Sam Ogozalek, Chris Marquette | 07/01/2026 12:34 PM EDT

The Transportation secretary said episodes would drop in June. The group backing the trip said the series will arrive “in the coming weeks.”

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and his family, listen to speakers at the opening of the Great American State Fair.

DOT has said the series was filmed with Sean Duffy’s family during brief stops over the course of several months this year and last, including amid the fall’s federal shutdown. Jacquelyn Martin/AP

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said his reality-TV-themed family road trip video series would premiere in June.

But June has passed and the series is nowhere to be found.

The mystery surrounding the delayed debut for Duffy’s “The Great American Road Trip” is just the latest headache for the sitting Cabinet member’s unorthodox venture into long-form video, which has faced ethics questions, criticism from Democrats and calls for investigations since being announced as a patriotic celebration of America before its 250th birthday.

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The five-part series was scheduled to begin last month on YouTube, Duffy said in May, and a trailer for the show included glimpses of the Liberty Bell, Boston’s Fenway Park, Kid Rock and an Oval Office meeting between Duffy’s family and President Donald Trump. But now it’s unclear when the road trip will leave the parking lot.

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