Inspired by the trucker convoy in Canada, a group from California says it will now head to D.C. to protest COVID-19 restrictions.
This from wtop.com.
It is one of many planned convoys of truckers that is rolling to the D.C. region next month. But they don’t plan on entering the District; instead, they will “terminate in the vicinity of the D.C. area,” according to a release from the “People’s Convoy.”
The convoy will start Wednesday at Adelanto Stadium in Southern California. They will make about 10 stops on the way to the Beltway area, including in Arizona, Ohio, and Hagerstown, Maryland.
According to a release from the group, it is protesting to end the COVID National Emergency that was extended by Joe-Joe Biden on Feb. 18 and an end of the vaccine and masking mandates.
In response to planned convoys, Virginia State Police and Maryland State Police said they are monitoring trucking convoys that will go through the states and that they will work with other law enforcement agencies to ensure a smooth flow of traffic.
Statement from Maryland State Police on trucker convoy planned for later this week: pic.twitter.com/r85PcAzVcU
— Michael Ricci (@riccimike) February 21, 2022
And while the People’s Convoy has stated they will not enter the District, other convoys that plan to be in the D.C. area at similar times have not made that clear.
A group called the American Truckers have planned a similar convoy.
D.C. police Chief Robert Contee said it is unclear what they plan, but he is prepping law enforcement for possible disruption.
“I think we have to be realistic about, you know, what we could potentially see,” Contee said Friday at a news conference. “There will be disruptions to traffic, that kind of thing. And I think we need to be very candid with the public about what some of the expectations (are) based upon what we’ve seen in Ottawa.”
The convoys may also interfere with [Joe-Joe] Biden’s State of the Union scheduled for March 1, and discussions about security measures are ongoing, including erecting more fences around the Capitol.
As noted by Chief Contee above, a fence will be placed around the Capitol building next week ahead of the State of the Union address in advance of the “Freedom Convoy” trucker protest. This from washingtonexaminer.com.
U.S. Capitol Police and the Secret Service have been “working together” to plan for extra security measures after receiving reports about a potential protest on March 1, according to a statement from the Capitol Police. As part of increased security measures, a fence will be installed.
The two agencies have been working closely to “plan for the upcoming State of the Union,” Capitol Police said in the statement. “The temporary inner-perimeter fence is part of those ongoing discussions and remains an option, however, at this time no decision has been made.”
The January 6 event was a coordinated entrapment. Security was not an issue. This time in D.C. the unconstitutionally installed mis-leasdership is concerned about a Take Back of the nation by We the People. Security will be a grave issue.
God speed to the Truckers.
May this be the start of our Take Back.
