Former reality TV star-turned-congressman Sean Duffy was nominated late Monday to be the next US Transportation Secretary. He doesn’t have direct transportation administration experience, but he checks all the other boxes: White. Male. Conservative. Pledges to make it harder for women and minorities to become pilots and air traffic controllers, after President-elect Trump implied they’re less qualified and less safe than their white, male counterparts.

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