‘On Budget, On Time’: Sean Duffy Says This Is How Trump Will Make Infrastructure Projects More Accountable

Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy appeared on Newsmax Wednesday and described President Donald Trump’s infrastructure strategy and said that projects under his administration will be both financially responsible and timely.

Trump announced a 90-day pause on reciprocal tariffs for all countries, excluding China, which will face a 125% increase. This caused markets to surge in response. During an appearance on “Carl Higbie Frontline,” Duffy discussed how leveraging tariff revenues could support infrastructure initiatives and said they’re going to make Trump’s infrastructure projects much more accountable.

“You mentioned the California high-speed rail. It’s been 16 years and $16 billion. Not one track is laid. You have nothing for it. Liberals love trains, and liberals love subways and public transportation,” Duffy said. “Look at New York. It is dirty. It’s filthy. It’s violent. People don’t want to ride that. Wouldn’t it be great if you were liberal and you could say ‘I’m going to make this a beautiful experience and a really safe experience for the New York or New Jersey rider’”?

Duffy said the Trump administration is committed to real results over political gain.

“What I’m going to do with President Trump, we are going to invest in the great projects that will be built, that will be on budget, on time, and move people. It’s really simple stuff. And these boondoggles, like in California, where people get rich and nothing is ever built, we’re done with that,” Duffy told Higbie. “It’s making the American people rich with great infrastructure, not politicians’ spouses.”

Duffy said infrastructure plays a critical role in a thriving economy and added that Trump is deeply invested in building.

“The president loves coal, beautiful clean coal. He loves all infrastructure because, again, it moves our people and our products around the country,” Duffy said. “You can’t have an advanced economy without great infrastructure, and the president recognizes that Democrats — though they spend a lot of money on, in air quotes, infrastructure — it never gets built. This president wants to build big, beautiful roads and bridges and rail and ports and ships.”