The so-called "People's Convoy" of right-wing Trumpist trucker thugs is currently and slowly circling the Capital Beltway to ostensibly protest public health mandates (many of which are being dropped). Waving Trump flags and displaying "Let's go Brandon" signs on their vehicles, they left no doubt about the angry group's views:
"Many truckers decorated their vehicles with signs declaring their allegiance to Trump and disdain for Biden. On poster boards and tinted windows, they complained about gas prices and vaccine mandates. Using colorful markers, they proclaimed falsehoods including 'Trump won.' Dozens of trucks waved American flags; a few sported Confederate flags."
The trucker convoy "leadership" apparently decided against entering D.C., mostly paranoid that they would be driving into a "trap" (D.C. is run by blacks, ya know!). Here's a report from the WaPo on the sad sacks' tantrum.
"They plan to drive around the Beltway twice before returning to the Hagerstown Speedway, where the protesters have spent the weekend so far. The convoy, which recently numbered about 1,000 vehicles, intends to repeat that ritual each day this week until the group’s demands are met, said convoy organizer Brian Brase.
On Sunday morning, hundreds of protesters gathered to hear the details of the plan. After a pastor started things off by telling the group they were “heroes,” Brase instructed them to drive between 45 and 55 miles per hour and stay in one line to best show their size. The mostly White, mostly male protesters raised their coffees in salute." (our emphasis)
We guarantee that these truckin' schmucks will get sick of driving slowly in circles for a few days, wasting fuel (this would be a good time for gas stations along their route to temporarily raise prices in their honor). Wait until some of the Trump chumps get to the infamous "mixing bowl" where the Beltway meets I-95, and they take a wrong turn (Welcome to Richmond!). The betting is they'll turn each day's frustration into big beer bashes when they get back to the Hagerstown Speedway out of pure boredom and habit, like a drunken Sturgis motorcycle rally for 16 wheeler wingnuts.
(photo: Trucker thugs assemble in Hagerstown, MD. Stephanie Keith / Reuters)
