Republican Support for Trucker Protests Growing

Republican Support for Trucker Protests Growing
Republican conference chair Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.), speaks with reporters during a news conference on Capitol Hill ini Washington, on Nov. 3, 2021. Alex Brandon/AP
Joseph Lord
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Support for the trucker convoy, which was designed to protest vaccine mandates imposed on truckers by the U.S. and Canadian governments, is growing among Republicans.

In January, President Joe Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau each put rules in place requiring that truckers crossing international lines show proof of vaccination against the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) virus. The move was extremely unpopular among truckers, and in Canada, hundreds of truckers formed a “Freedom Convoy” to protest the mandate in Ottawa, Canada’s capital city.