The US version of the Freedom Convoy are on the move now heading to DC from locations as far as California and as close as Pennsylvania.
Here’s a video of the convoy leaving California:
Here’s more from CBN News:
Thousands of truckers are heading to Washington, D.C. over the next several days after many men and women from around the country gathered in California to form a convoy to protest COVID restrictions. They’re calling it “The People’s Convoy.”
“What we’re looking for is to end the emergency declaration – to end the mandates on the vaccine and the mask mandates, especially for our health care workers, our law enforcement officers, our federal employees, and of course, our military personnel,” said Ohio truck driver Brian Brase.
A group from Pennsylvania is just one of several additional convoys that are planning to join in, heading south on Interstate 81 from Scranton.
Police in the Capitol are preparing for major traffic disruptions this week, much like those in Canada following a month of protests.
Some drivers plan to arrive in time for President Biden’s State of the Union address on Tuesday. The various groups involved are only loosely connected, but the main organizers have said they do not plan to enter the District of Columbia.
U.S. Capitol Police released a statement last week saying the department is aware of the plans for convoys to arrive around the time of Biden’s message.
“The United States Capitol Police and the United States Secret Service have been closely working together to plan for the upcoming State of the Union,” the statement reads. “The temporary inner-perimeter fence is part of those ongoing discussions and remains an option, however at this time no decision has been made.”
Security around the Capitol is ramping up with 800 National Guard troops expected to be deployed ahead of March 1.
In addition to COVID restrictions, convoy organizers say they’re standing up against sky-rocketing gas prices and controversial academic agendas like Critical Race Theory.
But the primary organizers insist the protest will be peaceful and hope it sends a message to the White House.
According to the National Guard, members will not be carrying firearms:
Guard members will not carry firearms or take part in law enforcement or domestic-surveillance activities. The Defense Department approval does not allow the use of helicopters or other aircraft by the National Guard or the sharing of equipment with law enforcement agencies.
I’m kind of surprised at this. I figured DC types would be figuring on this being another ‘insurrection’ and would have everything under the sun there to protect the Capitol. They’ve already put up fencing so I guess the unarmed guard members are just there for intimidation purposes.
UPDATE: Here’s another good video of the truckers:
THE TRUCKERS ARE COMING!
THE TRUCKERS ARE COMING! pic.twitter.com/D1NBkWx5jL— Greg Kelly (@gregkellyusa) February 23, 2022