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A truckers’ convoy, inspired by Canada’s Freedom Convoy, began making its way across the U.S. starting in California on Wednesday.
The group is calling for an end to the COVID-19 mandates and the state of national emergency prompted by the pandemic, which was first declared by then-President Donald Trump in March 2020 and just renewed by President Joe Biden last week.
By Friday afternoon, “The People’s Convoy,” as it has been dubbed, had crossed Arizona on Interstate 40, which parallels much of the old U.S. Route 66, and reached Albuquerque, New Mexico.
The group is posting its progress on Facebook.
The Las Vegas Review-Journal reported that the convoy consisted of dozens of trucks by the time it reached Kingman, Arizona, Wednesday, where the truckers spent their first night.
In video posted Friday that appeared to be on I-40, perhaps outside of Flagstaff — based on the mountains, snow, and evergreens in the shot — the convoy extended as far as the eye could see.
US convoy for freedom rolling towards DC via Arizona. pic.twitter.com/6twhOEAFeL
— Adalia Brand (@BrandAdalia) February 25, 2022
The Peoples Convoy has posted the route they will take on its website. They planned to overnight near the New Mexico/Texas border Friday night and then head on to Oklahoma, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania and finally arrive outside Washington, D.C., by Saturday, March 5.
DAY 1: The “People’s Convoy” departs today, February 23 from Adelanto Stadium, CA. The route plan has them arriving in Washington DC the evening of Saturday, March 5th. Here is the planned route across the country. #PeoplesConvoy pic.twitter.com/S3opPKABk0
— Glenn R. Stutzky (@stutzky) February 23, 2022
Organizer Mike Landis said in a video posted on the group’s website that the convoy is “about our freedoms as Americans.”
“I have two young sons,” Landis added. “It’s about what their future is going to look like and hopefully my grandchildren’s.”
The US convoy for freedom from California to Washington DC now 2k trucks and civilian vehicles long today. pic.twitter.com/BEx0Mm8Z2d
— Adalia Brand (@BrandAdalia) February 25, 2022
Authored by Randy DeSoto via The Western Journal
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