Newly sworn-in Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy only had a few hours to celebrate his promotion before tragedy struck. Duffy was all smiles Wednesday when Vice President JD Vance delivered the oath of office to lead the Department of Transportation following a bipartisan vote on Tuesday in the Senate,

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,

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.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy: 'We will get to the bottom of this investigation as quickly as possible' The former figure skater issued a message to anyone who 'remembers me.' The new Trump administration’s effort to both get a grip on and dismantle the federal workforce has also been a dystopian farce.

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

The Senate confirmed Sean Duffy as the secretary of transportation in a 77 to 22 vote on Tuesday.