Psaki: White House Worried About ‘Freedom Convoy’ Protest on Key US-Canada Bridge

Psaki: White House Worried About ‘Freedom Convoy’ Protest on Key US-Canada Bridge
White House press secretary Jen Psaki holds a press briefing at the White House in Washington on Jan. 25, 2022. Leah Millis/Reuters
Jack Phillips
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The White House said Wednesday it’s “watching very closely” protesters blocking a key bridge that connects the United States to Canada, asserting that it risks disrupting auto production, agricultural exports, and more.

Canadian protesters led by truckers who have amassed on the bridge are demonstrating to end COVID-19 mandates, namely vaccine requirements for truck drivers who cross into the United States. A convoy of truckers and other protesters have remained in Ottawa for nearly two weeks.

Jack Phillips
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