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Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has been speaking out about a new civility campaign targeting manners, flight behavior and appropriate dress for airplane travel.
Duffy recently drew attention to Pope Leo XIV in an X post complimenting the leader of the world’s Catholics on his outfit on Monday.
“Now THIS is dressing with respect,” Duffy said in a lighthearted repost of a photo of the pope on a plane. The pope was standing and talking to others as he held a baseball bat he’d just been given.
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The pope is on his first overseas trip, heading to Turkey and Lebanon. He was gifted a bat once owned by Chicago White Sox player Nellie Fox.
Photos of the pope during his flight sparked robust conversations on social media.
Pope Leo XIV is shown aboard the plane this week. His airplane attire has been praised by Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy. (Courtney Walsh/Fox News Digital)
“Well played,” commented a user on X.
Another person wrote, “I’ll wear slippers and pajamas on a plane if I want to.”
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“Civility at its [peak]. Is the pope a baseball fan, or was he blessing someone’s bat?” asked an X user.
“Nobody is ever going to dress better on a plane. He kinda knocked it out of the ballpark with this one,” joked another person.
The pope is on his first overseas trip. While heading to Turkey and Lebanon, he was gifted a baseball bat once owned by Chicago White Sox player Nellie Fox. (Courtney Walsh/Fox News)
“Air travel has gotten so precarious these days, even the pope carries for self-defense,” said one user, pointing to the bat.
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Another user joked, “Oh yeah, and let’s fine him for not having a Real ID, though.”
The pope waves during his travels. A new “civility campaign” by Duffy is encouraging courtesy and patience during the crush of holiday travel. (Grzegorz Galazka/Archivio Grzegorz Galazka/Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images)
The outfits and behavior of passengers came into the spotlight when Duffy was speaking at Newark Airport in New Jersey last week. He said he’d noticed “a degradation in civility” among air travelers.
Duffy launched what he called a “civility campaign” to encourage courtesy and patience during the crush of holiday travel.
At President Donald Trump’s Cabinet meeting on Tuesday, Duffy doubled down on the campaign, saying that Americans should be courteous when putting TSA bins back in the stack.
Secretary Duffy speaks during a news conference earlier this year. He said he’d noticed “a degradation in civility” among air travelers of late. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)
“Let’s be nice to each other, is what we’ve asked. Maybe not wear pajamas or slippers on the airplane,” he added.
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Courtney Walsh contributed reporting.
