Capitol Police Prepare for People's Convoy to Arrive Earlier Than Scheduled

Capitol police are anticipating the People's Convoy, a group of anti-COVID mandate protesters, to arrive in Washington, D.C., earlier than the truckers' scheduled trajectory.

U.S. Capitol Police (USCP) are preparing for protesters to begin popping up at the Capitol ahead of President Joe Biden's State of the Union Address to Congress on March 1, even though the timeline from the People's Convoy estimates that they will arrive in the D.C. area the evening of March 5.

Protesters were planning to gather on Wednesday morning in Adelanto, California, before traveling across the country to demand that all COVID-related restrictions be lifted nationwide—a transcontinental demonstration inspired by Canadian truckers who completed a similar journey last month and occupied Ottawa for 24 days.

According to the convoy's website, the group will leave the Sullivan, Missouri, area for Indianapolis, roughly 585 miles from D.C., the day of Biden's address.

Despite the timeline, authorities in the D.C. Metro area have been executing safety plans, having already secured roughly 400 National Guard soldiers and 50 tactical vehicles from the Department of Defense.