“We’re in a Catch-22 at this point.”
Security officials must be careful to “thread that needle” between playing down alarmist messaging & preparing for all possibilities, @milleridriss said about U.S. protest plans inspired by the Ottawa “Freedom Convoy.” https://t.co/Yg7tq6Obfi
— Ellie Silverman (@esilverman11) February 23, 2022
The Pentagon has approved the deployment of 700 unarmed National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., as the city prepares for trucker convoys that are planning protests against pandemic restrictions beginning next week. https://t.co/20iUnXGbqd
— The Associated Press (@AP) February 23, 2022
U.S. truckers from California, inspired by their Canadian counterparts, are forming a cross-country convoy bound for Washington, D.C. pic.twitter.com/KxPn8t75YK
— Reuters (@Reuters) February 23, 2022
About those ‘inspired’ dudes…
The more I read about this guy the funnier this gets. He isn't a "worker", he's owned *fleets* of trucks and multiple properties over the years. Longtime partisan Republican activist and big donor, also a convicted felon involved in all kinds of shady financial dealings https://t.co/HzxOSFSSPP
— Carl Beijer (@CarlBeijer) February 21, 2022
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