President Donald Trump 's new Secretary of Transportation has an interesting Massachusetts connection. Sean Duffy, who was sworn in on Wednesday as part of the 47th president's cabinet, is a former Wisconsin congressman, an ex-Fox Business television host and, surprisingly enough, a reality TV show star.

Boston and the Fox Business channel, is having a rough first 24 hours as secretary of transportation. Hours after the deadly collision of an American Airlines jet and Army helicopter in Washington, D.

Sean Duffy was sworn in as Transportation Secretary on Tuesday and is now grappling with the fallout of the deadliest aviation disaster in the U.S. in 23 years. Duffy was most recently the co-host of “The Bottom Line” on Fox Business,

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

Duffy also said he would cut DEI programs at the agency and create federal rules for self-driving cars instead of leaving that to a patchwork of state regulations, a key priority of Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who is running Trump’s government efficiency effort.

Duffy, 53, began his television career on MTV's "The Real World: Boston" during its sixth season ... for pilots and air traffic controllers." "Sean will use his experience and the relationships ...

TELEVISION personality Rachel Campos-Duffy met her husband Sean Duffy on MTV reality show Road Rules: All Stars. He’s come a long way from the world of reality TV — President Donald Trump

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

Duffy, formerly a reality TV star and Wisconsin congressman, was confirmed as the new transportation secretary on Tuesday.

The Senate on Tuesday confirmed Sean Duffy as secretary of the Department of Transportation. The vote was 77-22, a solid bipartisan showing after his nomination unanimously advanced out of the Senate Commerce,

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate confirmed Sean Duffy on Tuesday as secretary ... including "The Real World: Boston," "Road Rules: All Stars" and "Real World/Road Rules Challenge: Battle of the ...

Sean Duffy speaks during a Senate Commerce ... Duffy was a cast member of a couple of MTV shows, including "The Real World: Boston," "Road Rules: All Stars" and "Real World/Road Rules Challenge ...