The statement is a reported quote from Sean Duffy, but without knowing which merger he is referring to and what the specific context is, it is impossible to verify whether 'many at the time said that this was a disaster' and whether 'this merger should have been allowed' are factually accurate claims about that historical event.

The statement attributes a comment about a merger to Sean Duffy as Secretary of Transportation in May 2026, but no verifiable record exists of him making such a remark; the specific merger referenced is unclear and cannot be confirmed from available sources up to the knowledge cutoff.

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