American Truck Convoy Encircles DC on Capital Beltway During First Day of Protests
(Julian Conradson) After changing up the plan and overcoming a brief delay yesterday, ‘The People’s Convoy’ began their protest in the Nation’s Capital on Sunday.
The 70+ mile-long caravan departed from the speedway in Hagerstown, Maryland in the morning, arriving a short while later to the DC Beltway.
Take a look at the line of trucks before they headed out this morning – it’s absolutely astonishing!
The media can’t ignore the massive U.S. Trucker Convoy forming for long.
— Derek Utley (@realDerekUtley) March 6, 2022
It’s time to take back America 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/W4J0mJMbHl
#BREAKING Trucker Convoy to depart Hagerstown between 9 and 9:30 today heading to the Beltway. They say they will do 2 laps around, very slow. Expect major traffic delays in the DC area @wusa9 pic.twitter.com/108ECZpjjn
— Katie Kyros (@KatieKyros) March 6, 2022
Organizer Brian Brase explained that the convoy’s plan was to drive slowly around the 63-mile highway, that encircles the Capital, two times before heading back to the current staging area at the Hagerstown Speedway.
The group will continue this daily until their demands are met, Brase told the Washington Post.
From ZeroHedge:
“Sunday ‘is a show of just how big we are and just how serious we are,’ the convoy organizer said. He said the group wants an immediate end to the national emergency declaration in response to the virus pandemic more than two years ago.
‘We’re going to be a huge pain,’ Brase said. He noted that other convoys are en route and will join them.
‘We’re trying to work with our local law enforcement communities because we want them to understand that we are law-abiding citizens that are just exercising our rights to this protest,’ he said. But ‘every day is going to elevate what we do.’
‘We want to show the American people how large we are.’ Brase said. ‘And we want to show our congressional leaders that we’re serious and we are here to negotiate. We are here to talk. We are law-abiding. We are peaceful. We don’t want to shut anything down, and we’re not coming downtown.’
Major and minor delays were reported throughout the day on the DC Beltway as the brigade of vehicles carried out the first of many demonstrations.
Take a look:
March 06, 2022 - WASHINGTON DC: On Sunday afternoon hundreds of Big Rig Truckers and other vehicles arrived in Maryland and looped around DC area, causing traffic delays, demanding an end coronavirus pandemic-related restrictions.
— Scootercaster (@ScooterCasterNY) March 6, 2022
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