One of the Trumper trucker thug convoys heading to Washington, DC, the so-called "Freedom Convoy USA 2022" had a metaphorical flat tire and disbanded in Las Vegas, just 4 hours drive from their origination point in Los Angeles. The aborted convoy was scheduled to pick up MAGA truckers along the way in Salt Lake City and Denver, who are venting their frustrations on Facebook:
"'Dammit,' one commenter wrote. 'We’re almost to Wamsutter, WY to support. Wish we had this info last night.'
'This is so disappointing for everyone who made plans to show up in support in Denver to only be told THE DAY OF that this in fact is no longer happening,' wrote another.
'I spent days trying to coordinate a rally in support of our truckers,' reads another comment. 'I have three tiny kids and work a full time job and stretched myself thin then made myself look so stupid. I'm pretty hurt by all this.'" (our emphasis)
Hard to imagine someone with "three tiny kids and ... a full time job" has time for this foolishness, but they indeed made themselves "look so stupid." Also, "almost to Wamsutter" should be their new slogan.
Formed ostensibly to protest public health restrictions for COVID-19, the trucker thug movement here, in Canada, and in other places, has become a cudgel for right wing / white nationalist protests intent on disrupting government activities in general, as a sort of January 6 on 16 wheels. Last week, a convoy organized by a right-wing trucking company owner fizzled when only a handful of trucks and pickups showed and ended up circling the Beltway.
There are other convoys heading for DC with the intent of disrupting the State of the Union address tonight. They will be met with countermeasures to avoid the kind of situation that Ottawa faced, including strategically-placed barriers, 700 National Guard troops, and a full complement of Capitol, DC Metropolitan Police, and Federal law enforcement.
(photo: Keep truckin' to nowhere. KESQ )
