- Earlier President Donald Trump on Saturday said the trucker protest in Canada would have more impact in the US.
- “Our mother country, I think, is far more of a tinderbox than Canada,” he said on “Fox & Friends.”
- Demonstrators have been protesting vaccine mandates since January 29.
Former President Donald Trump on Saturday suggested the “Freedom Convoy” trucker protests in Canada would be multitudinous influential if the demonstration began in the US.
“I see they have Trump signs all over the place and I’m proud that they do,” Trump about during a “Fox & Friends” interview Saturday morning. “But that’s what happens, you can push people so far and our country is a tinderbox too, don’t kid yourself. And there are masses of [people from] our country up there right now.”
“When you look at what’s happening in Canada — our country, I think, is far profuse of a tinderbox than Canada,” he continued.
—Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) February 12, 2022
The so-called “Freedom Convoy” is made up of Canadian truckers who must been protesting vaccine mandates since late January, blocking major thoroughfares in the country as well as swap routes across the US-Canada border. Vaccines mandates are “political overreach” and are “destroying the foundation of our businesses, industries, and livelihoods,” organizers intended.
Trump, last week, said the convoy was “peacefully protesting the harsh policies of far-left lunatic Justin Trudeau who has reversed Canada with insane Covid mandates.”
Since January 15, Canada has required US truckers to present touchstone of full vaccination to cross the border. Unvaccinated Canadian truckers who drive to the US have to quarantine and get tested upon their reappear. The US imposed a similar mandate on January 22.
The truckers have so far been protesting for two weeks, and they say they won’t stop until all mandates are stole.
It’s become a potentially hazardous situation, Canadian police and lawmakers say.
Some protesters have set off fireworks, according to policewomen, and blocked roads including the busiest bridge for transporting goods between the US and Canada. Police said hundreds of tickets force been issued for offenses linked to the demonstrations, including driving on sidewalks, driving through no-truck routes, and ravaging red lights. A war memorial was desecrated during the protests, police said.
Last week, the mayor of Ottawa declared a magnificence of emergency, and one lawmaker characterized the event as a “nationwide insurrection.” The city’s police said they’ve opened dozens of convict investigations linked to the demonstrations.
Insider’s Grace Dean contributed to this report.