A convoy of truckers protesting the California’s “gig economy” law, AB 5, caused a large traffic jam on Wednesday at the crucial Long Beach-Los Angeles port facility, which has been the bottleneck in national supply chains in recent months.
An advisor to Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has alleged that the government was justified in invoking emergency powers last month, claiming Freedom Convoy protestors wanted to overthrow the government.
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin approved the extension of the mobilization of the National Guard in the nation’s capital amid a trucker convoy circling the district.
DeSantis refused to deploy the Florida National Guard in response to a request from the D.C. National Guard for help with a trucker convoy.
Trucker convoy organizer Bob Bolus reportedly sustained two flat tires on the first day of his journey en route to Washington, D.C. from Scranton, Pennsylvania.
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has authorized an order to mobilize as many as 700 D.C. National Guard members ahead of an upcoming trucker convoy to the nation’s capital.
“Let Freedom Roll” is the slogan of “The People’s Convoy” set to depart Wednesday morning from Adelanto, California, on its way to Washington, DC, to protest federal coronavirus mandates and call for an end to President Joe Biden’s emergency declaration.
Republican Senators are pushing a measure to end vaccine mandates imposed upon international truck drivers, they announced on Tuesday.
Washingont, DC National Guard members have received an order to be prepared to occupy various locations in the district ahead of a trucker convoy.
