Trucker Convoys Heading to DC for State of the Union
Summary from the AllSides News Team
U.S. trucker convoys are heading to the Washington, D.C. Beltway, with some of them arriving ahead of President Joe Biden's State of the Union address next Tuesday.
The Pentagon has approved the deployment of D.C. National Guard to handle traffic control. "The People's Convoy" and "Freedom Convoy USA 2022" are protesting COVID-19 rules and requirements; vaccine mandates have ended in many local and state jurisdictions, but continue for some industries. The truckers seek to replicate the "Freedom Convoy", which traveled to the Canadian capital of Ottawa from Western Canada, leading vehicles and protesters to take over downtown Ottawa for three weeks. The American Truckers Freedom Fund is another convoy that plans to come to D.C. soon.
Some left- and center-rated outlets framed the convoys as small and unremarkable; right-rated sources framed the convoys as more meaningful and focused on protesters' gripes with vaccine mandates.
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From the Left
The US Version of the Canadian Trucker Convoy Had a Tough First Day
America’s attempt to replicate the Canadian trucker protest movement got off to a slow start Wednesday as a modest number of trucks hit the road on their way to Washington, DC.
Loosely connected organizers are trying to replicate the success of the anti–vaccine mandate Freedom Convoy, which traveled from Western Canada to the capital city of Ottawa. Hundreds of vehicles and thousands of protesters effectively took over downtown Ottawa for three weeks before police cleared them out.
A lightly rebranded People’s Convoy took off from Southern California Wednesday in the same spirit. Around a dozen...
From the Right
Leader Of Trucker Convoy To DC Has A Message For Biden: ‘End The Mandates’
“Freedom Convoy USA 2022” organizer and Maryland gubernatorial candidate Kyle Sefcik urged President Joe Biden to “end the mandates” in a video Monday as truckers prepare to protest in Washington, D.C.
“We are coming peacefully, and we’re going to do this lawfully and constitutionally,” Sefcik said. “I want the rest of the world to know our plans, so there’s no lying about who and what we are.”
“On behalf of Freedom Convoy 2022, we are asking you to end the state of emergency. End the mandates once and for all,”...
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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...
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