
A convoy of truckers protesting Covid-19 measures is expected to arrive in the DC area this weekend. Here's what we know
CNN
Convoy groups led by American truckers are making their way toward the nation's capital to demand an end to all Covid-19 mandates and restrictions.
The protestors, with members coming from at least three individual convoy groups, are expected to arrive in Washington, DC throughout the upcoming weekend.
The convoys follow the lead of Canadian protesters who in late January spent three weeks demonstrating against Covid-19 mandates, crippling three US border crossings and downtown Ottawa.

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