Sean Duffy Unwittingly Trashes Two Of His Kids During His Speech By Using Derogatory Terms And Blasting Influencers

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy was blasted for his reside astatine nan kick-off arena for America 250 celebrations connected Wednesday, wherever critics pointed retired that he unwittingly insulted his ain children.

Duffy began his remarks astatine nan Great American State Fair, pinch his family opinionated beside him connected stage, by bashing nan artists who withdrew past month complete concerns that nan Trump arena was excessively political.

The begetter of nine, married to Fox News big Rachel Campos-Duffy, utilized nan connection “lib****”, a play connected a derogatory word for group pinch a developmental disability, to unfastened his speech.

“I deliberation we person to springiness a large information of applause for our subject set and singers…way amended than those lib****s that canceled connected us,” Duffy said.

The remark prompted dozens of angry responses connected societal media, pinch galore pointing retired that 1 of Duffy’s children, Valentina, has Down syndrome.

“Disgusting that this man pinch a typical needs kid would usage specified a slur. That’s nary Christian,” 1 personification posted successful consequence to nan clip connected X.

“How tin you, arsenic nan genitor of a kid pinch Down syndrome, guidelines up connected a shape and usage an altered type of a slur that harms group for illustration your daughter?” different said.

“You'd deliberation Sean and @RCamposDuffy wouldn't mock typical needs group erstwhile their girl has Downs Syndrome!” personification other posted.

“Explain that 1 to your typical needs kid, Sean,” different wrote. “Garbage begetter figure.”

Others said nan remark was “a disgrace” and “truly disgusting.”

The Independent has contacted Duffy’s agency for comment.

In nan speech, Duffy, a reality TV prima earlier he entered politics, said that young group should “get joined and person tons of kids.” He added that young group “have been lied to” astir really to lead a fulfilling life.

“They person been told that they would beryllium fulfilled pinch hookup civilization aliases immoderate get-rich-quick scheme,” he said. “Or they could find fame connected societal media and that would fulfill them.”

“But I’ll show you, they recovered that that’s a mendacious promise,” Duffy continued. “That’s a lie, and they’ve sought truth. And successful seeking truth, they person gone to church.”

The Daily Beast highlighted that Duffy’s eldest child, 26-year-old Evita Campos-Duffy, often posts astir her life to her “hundreds of thousands of online followers.”

Campos-Duffy, who is simply a caller mom, deed backmost successful a societal media station and said she does not find fulfillment from societal media, but done her Catholic faith.

“For nan record, I don’t find fulfillment from posting connected X,” she said. “My dada said to find fulfillment done religion and family — and I have. I’m a practicing Catholic, joined to a awesome husband, and conscionable had a beautiful baby.”