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Authorities are planning to reinstall fencing around the U.S. Capitol ahead of President Biden’s first State of the Union address, according to Fox News.
U.S. Capitol Police are preparing for truckers to make their way to Washington to protest mask and vaccine mandates, Fox reported.
The truckers aim to mimic the so-called Freedom Convoy in Canada, which has been demonstrating and blocking roads for weeks. Protesters calling themselves “The People’s Convoy” are expected to leave Wednesday from Barstow, California.
“The Canadian convoy was pretty organic when it happened,” the group’s organizer, Maureen Steele, told Newsweek. “Ours, they had a month’s notice, so our concern is disruptive groups coming in. We’re trying to just prepare for counter-protests and to take safety precautions for that.”
“The nature of the mandates is uncertain and we expect the tyranny to increase one way or another and our beloved truckers are the brave group of men and women that can collectively bring the change this country needs to prosperity so they need all the support they can get,” convoy organizers wrote on Facebook.
John Smithe
Article URL : https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2022/feb/21/capitol-police-reinstall-fence-ahead-bidens-state-/