US Trucker Convoy Underway, Heading to DC for Biden's State of the Union Speech
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.
Story by CBNnews.com. Cover image of truck driver (Shutterstock).
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