![]() ![]() We’re the power, not them,” said Bolus, a trucker who owns a tow truck company.Īs of Wednesday morning local time, the convoy, which had not yet left Scranton, consisted of a tractor-trailer rig, a dump truck and a handful of pickup trucks. “They are not going to intimidate us and they are not going to threaten us. Organizer Bob Bolus of Scranton told Washington television station WJLA that his convoy has no intention of breaking laws or blocking traffic, but warned this could happen if their demands regarding pandemic mandates and the cost of fuel are not met. The Beltway goes through Maryland and Virginia outside the district. In California universal mask requirements were lifted last week while masks for vaccinated people are required only in high-risk areas such as public transit, schools and healthcare settings.Īnother convoy was also expected to leave Scranton, Pennsylvania – the president’s hometown – on Wednesday and arrive on the Beltway road system, formally known as Interstate 495, sometime during the afternoon. Most US states are already easing some restrictions. Those demands include an end to Covid-19 vaccine and mask requirements. In addition, up to 300 national guard troops from outside of Washington were approved to come to the city to assist at traffic posts if needed.īrian Brase, a truck driver who is one of the organizers, said that, regardless of where the trucks stop, “we’re not going anywhere” until the group’s demands are met. About 50 large tactical vehicles were also approved to be placed at traffic posts. The Pentagon said on Tuesday it had approved 400 national guard troops from the District of Columbia, who would not carry weapons, to help at traffic posts from this Saturday through 7 March. The trip from California will take 11 days and the organizers say they should reach Washington on Saturday, 5 March “but will not be going into DC proper”, according to a statement by the group. Some of the trucker groups are scheduled to arrive in time for Joe Biden’s State of the Union address next Tuesday, 1 March, with others arriving later. It’s unclear how big the protest will be organizers say they expect thousands will join them. The group coming from California said it wanted to “jumpstart the economy” and reopen the US. In the face of the protests hundreds of troops have been approved to be deployed in Washington if needed, the Pentagon announced on Tuesday. Trucker convoy heads to Washington DC to protest Covid measures – video ![]()
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