![]() Newsweek reached out to Trump's press office for further comment but did not immediately receive a response. Because of the important role they have in our society delivering all our goods that we need to survive, but also because Truckers are God fearing peaceful Patriots who have the ability to end tyranny through peaceful protests," Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Georgia Republican, tweeted on Saturday. Pro-Trump lawmakers have voiced solidarity with the movement as well. appear to be attempting to replicate similar protests to the one in Canada. Meanwhile, right-wing figures in the U.S. Furthermore, large pro-Trump groups on social media have reportedly been changing their names to align with movement.įacebook told NBC News that some of the online groups involved with promoting the trucker protest frequently linked users to websites that sold pro-Trump merchandise as well as anti-vaccine products. Facebook said that it had taken down accounts and posts linked to content farms in Vietnam, Bangladesh, Romania and several more countries, according to the report. NBC News reported on Friday that there appeared to be foreign meddling involved with the "Freedom Convoy" protests. "The convoy will potentially begin in California as early as mid-February and arrive in Washington, DC, as late as mid-March, potentially impacting the Super Bowl LVI scheduled for 13 February and the State of the Union Address scheduled for 1 March," the DHS warned in a bulletin first reported by Yahoo News. Police in Canada, France Deploy Snipers, Tear Gas Against 'Freedom Convoys'.Ontario Premier Refuses Protest Negotiations Despite Pleas From U.S. It has also been suggested that truckers from Canada may join the Washington DC event, where Biden is expected to address a joint session of Congress at the Capitol on March 1, the report added.Canadian Protesters Can Be Removed from Ambassador Bridge, Judge Rules.Canada Braced for Third Weekend of Freedom Convoy as Police Issue Warning.Bill Maher Backs Freedom Convoy Amid Factory Disruptions, Super Bowl Fears.'Freedom Convoy' Protest of Super Bowl Unlikely: 'They Ran Out of Time'.And there are plenty of our country up there right now." "But that's what happens, you can push people so far and our country is a tinderbox too, don't kid yourself. "I see they have Trump signs all over the place and I'm proud that they do," Trump told the hosts of Fox & Friends during a live phone interview. "Freedom Convoys" are now planning to launch related demonstrations in the U.S. Right-wing groups have jumped behind the movement, with many staunchly pro-Trump Republicans expressing support for the convoy.ĭuring a Saturday morning interview with Fox News, Trump commented on the movement and suggested the U.S. Washington D.C.s Metropolitan Police Department said it plans to deploy its civil disturbance units from February 23 to March 1, in preparation for possible trucker convoys, WUSA9 reported. The movement rallied supporters against vaccine mandates for truckers implemented in Canada and led to the convoy blocking the Ambassador Bridge, a key border crossing between the U.S. The trucker protests-or "Freedom Convoy"-began in Ottawa in late January. The group has not yet announced it’s start date – but says the convoy will be scheduled soon.Former President Donald Trump suggested that the trucker protests that started in Canada could cause more significant disruptions in the U.S., saying the country is "more of a tinderbox" than its northern neighbor. Help us spread the word about this group and together we all can make it a better place. “We are part of many large groups who believe in our founding fathers. The page states that they support freedom and they are done with the mandates. The American Truckers formed a Facebook group that as of Sunday has more than 67,000 members. If they are not fully vaccinated, they will not be allowed to cross land borders, from Canada or Mexico. essential workers such as truck drivers to be fully vaccinated against COVID. Department of Homeland Security who is requiring that non-U.S. ![]() This after 50,000 Canadian truck drivers formed a 45 mile convoy to Ottawa this week to protest the government’s vaccine mandate. ![]() EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – Truckers in the United States are getting ready to follow the lead of their Canadian counterparts and form a convoy that will travel from California to Washington D.C. ![]()
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