The Pennsylvania truck protest convoy largely fizzled out on Wednesday in spite of its organizer promising a spectacular run along the highways to Washington, D.C. Organizer Bob Bolus had hoped to replicate what was seen out of the Canadian
Highlights
- The convoy organized by Scranton-area trucker organizer fizzled out early Wednesday morning.
- It was the first in a series of planned trucker protests modeled after recent Canadian border protests.
- The Pentagon has approved deployment of 700 unarmed National Guard troops to prepare for the protests.
- Separate convoys have been planned through online forums, all with different starting points, departure dates and routes to the Washington, D.C.
- area.
- It’s not known if any would seek to actively shut down Washington’s streets, but the Pentagon has agreed to deploy 700 troops to guard the streets of the city of Washington, DC, in advance of the planned protests.