Sec of Transp nominee Sean Duffy: 9 kids gold medal to my wife; Rubio: I’ve been target disinfo

Secretary of Transportation nominee Sean Duffy: “Someone who has nine kids, I would love to take credit for doing the hard work and heavy lifting of raising kids, but I have to give that award and gold medal to my wife, who has been the center and the heart of our family.”

Incoming Secretary of State Marco Rubio: “Not only have I been someone concerned about foreign disinformation, I’ve been the target of it… I’ve learned over time that the best way to confront disinformation is through a flood of free speech…”

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Sec of Transportation nominee Sean Duffy: 9 kids gold medal to my wife; Rubio: I’ve been target disinfo

Key Points

Secretary of Transportation nominee Sean Duffy: “Someone who has nine kids, I would love to take credit for doing the hard work and heavy lifting of raising kids, but I have to give that award and gold medal to my wife, who has been the center and the heart of our family”

Incoming Secretary of State Marco Rubio: “Not only have I been someone concerned about foreign disinformation, I’ve been the target of it

• I’ve learned over time that the best way to confront disinformation is through a flood of free speech

Transcript Highlights

The following is transcribed from the video audio:

• So I’m going to ask you an incredibly difficult question
• Can you tell this committee the most amazing characteristics about your wife
• And feel free to elaborate because we’re waiting on Senator Finne
• I’m grateful for a wife, and I think everybody who has a family looks at their kids and their spouse, but someone who has nine kids, I would love to take credit for doing the hard work and the heavy lifting of raising kids
• But I have to give that award and gold medal to my wife, who has been the center in the heart of our family
• And as you’ve had a chance maybe to get to know Valentina a little bit here today, and I’m just stretching you guys, so I won’t wait for Senator Schmidt
• When you get that diagnosis, can be very scary because there’s a point of unknown with a Downs child, and we were no different
• It was a little bit scary, but she has truly been the joy of our life
• She had open heart surgery and had a full recovery, and she’s very friendly
• So when Senator Baldwin came into the anti-room, she’s very bipartisan too

Full transcript: 669 words transcribed via Whisper AI.