Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy admitted Wednesday that he changed his wife’s flight reservation to avoid making her take off from Newark Liberty International Airport — just hours after claiming the troubled New Jersey hub was safe for the public.

There was some controversy surrounding Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy's decision to move his wife’s flight out of Newark, but he set the record straight.

At a House committee budget meeting, Transportation Secretary Duffy explained why he switched his wife's flight away from Newark after the airport had several tech and staffing issues