Sean Duffy is facing heat for keeping busy with his recently released family road trip series, The Great American Road Trip, while accidents keep happening nationwide.Democratic strategist and The Mayday Network co-founder Michelle Kinney reposted BNO News’ report about the cargo aircraft that crashed while landing at the Miami International Airport on Sunday afternoon. In her X caption, she called out Sean Duffy:“While Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy ransacks your tax dollars to resurrect his reality tv career (with his wife and family) and make lewd comments about Sydney Sweeney... planes are crashing, our infrastructure is crumbling, and Americans are dying. These are unserious, unqualified hacks uninterested in your safety. These tragedies simply did not happen under our last administration.”According to the BBC, five people died and five more were seriously injured in the accident. While Sean Duffy didn’t respond to Michelle Kinney directly, he did issue a statement via X:“We’ve issued a full ground stop at Miami International while first responders assess the scene after an Amazon cargo plane overran the runway. If you’re traveling through the area, please expect significant delays and potential cancellations. The @FAANews will send inspectors to investigate."Exploring further the circumstances surrounding the Miami airport crash amid Sean Duffy’s statementA little before 14:00 local time, an Amazon Air cargo plane overshot the diagonal runway while trying to land at the Miami airport. Besides killing and injuring people, the Boeing 767-300 aircraft also collided with several vehicles parked on the ground. The plane had taken off from Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico.Amazon told the BBC it was working “closely” with local authorities to determine “exactly what happened.”Sources say it is too early to know the cause of the accident as the National Transportation Safety Board has taken control of the investigation. It is expected to hold a press conference on Monday.Meanwhile, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ordered all flights to be grounded as fire and rescue crews arrived at the crash site within “seconds” to bring the flames under control.Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said at a press meet on Sunday evening:“At least five people have lost their lives, and five others are injured… Right now, our focus is on the families, those who were injured, and the ongoing response.”While three of the five people injured are in critical condition, the other two are hospitalized but stable. Miami Fire Chief Raied Jadallah told reporters that many individuals were trapped inside or under vehicles and needed to be rescued. There was still a fuel leak concern despite the flames being extinguished.The Amazon Air cargo flight was operated by North Carolina-based charter company 21 Air. It is currently disabled at the northwest side of the airport, pending investigation.Amazon’s Director of Corporate Global Media Relations Kelly Nantel told the BBC:“We're heartbroken to learn that five people lost their lives in today's incident at Miami International Airport. Our deepest sympathies go out to the families, loved ones, and all those affected by this devastating loss. The airplane, which was operated by 21 Air, was attempting to land when this incident occurred. We're working closely with local authorities and officials to learn more and will cooperate fully with any investigation.”21 Air has yet to address the crash. Data from FlightRadar24 reveals the aircraft was flying at 112 knots as it “exited” the “usable runway.” Miami experiences gusty winds and light thunderstorms during the accident.The crash comes ahead of the busiest travel weekends of the year in the USA, leading up to the Labor Day holiday.This is not the first time Sean Duffy has faced scrutiny and backlash. Last November, amid the government shutdown and nationwide air travel disruption, his travel plans with his son-in-law, Michael Alfonso, who was running for Congress in Wisconsin, were rebuked by MAGA. A White House source even described it as a “world-class stupid decision” on Sean Duffy’s part.In contrast, White House Deputy Press Secretary Kush Desai told The Independent:“Duffy is an America First patriot who has been front and center keeping Americans safe and supporting our air traffic controllers throughout the Democrat Shutdown. Americans are better off thanks to Secretary Duffy, who is restoring competence and merit at the Department of Transportation after four years of DEI nonsense under Joe Biden.”A spokesperson for the Department of Transportation further told NOTUS:“Leave it to D.C. gossip to find a father supporting his son-in-law breaking news. The secretary would be attending his son-in-law’s meet-and-greet in his personal capacity. His presence does not reflect any official administration position or endorsement.”A month before that, Sean Duffy threatened to lay off hundreds of thousands of FAA employees, including air traffic controllers, amid the government shutdown.“If we have a continual small subset of controllers that don’t show up to work, and they’re the problem children ... if we have some on our staff that aren’t dedicated as we need, we’re going to let them go. “I can’t have people not showing up for work,” Duffy told Fox Business Network.The 54-year-old Republican continued:“It’s a small fraction of people who don’t come to work that can create this massive disruption and that’s what you’re seeing rippling through our skies today.”Trump also threatened to make permanent “cuts” in a Cabinet meeting at the time, echoing Sean Duffy. Before that, in February 2025, the U.S. President fired FAA employees following the Washington, D.C., a fatal mid-air plane crash, a month before.Last year, around Thanksgiving season, Sean Duffy was criticized for his “The Golden Age of Travel Starts With You” campaign, where he called for civility, class, and manners in air travel.