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Pentagon Approves Deployment of National Guard Troops Ahead of Trucker Protest in DC

by Savannah Rychcik
February 23, 2022 at 10:59 am
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Pentagon Approves Deployment of National Guard Troops Ahead of Trucker Protest in DC

Trucks block a street near the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on February 23, 2022, as authorities prepare for the first of three possible truck convoys. - National Guard troops have been approved to help local authorities handle an expected convoy of trucks headed to Washington, DC, to protest Covid-19 vaccine mandates, inspired by the Canadian trucker protest. (Photo by Stefani Reynolds / AFP) (STEFANI REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)

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The Pentagon approved the deployment of 700 unarmed National Guard troops to the nation’s capital ahead of trucker protests against COVID-19 restrictions.

According to The Associated Press, the Pentagon said the troops would help with traffic control during the protests. The agency made it clear they will not carry firearms or take part in law enforcement or domestic-surveillance activities, as the outlet reported.

The Associated Press noted some protests are expected to arrive in time for the president’s March 1 State of the Union address.

The Pentagon has approved the deployment of 700 unarmed National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., as the city prepares for trucker convoys that are planning protests against pandemic restrictions beginning next week. https://t.co/20iUnXGbqd

— The Associated Press (@AP) February 23, 2022

The People’s Convoy issued a statement, saying trucks “will NOT be going into DC proper.”

Another convoy, the American Truckers Freedom Fund, explained on their website the group is “a movement of peaceful, non-violent Americans who are dissatisfied with the unscientific, unconstitutional government overreach in regards to mandates.”

The convoys pointed to the protests in Canada as a reason behind their efforts.

“To our brave and courageous neighbors to the North — our Canadian brothers and sisters who led the charge — we join your call to Freedom with THE PEOPLE’S CONVOY,” the group said in a statement on its website.

Metropolitan Police Department Chief Robert Contee commented on the situation Friday.

“As for all of our First Amendment demonstrations that happen here in the city, we have to be in a posture of preparedness for the information that we know,” Contee said.

He continued, “Obviously, we follow the trends around the country just as you guys are doing, and when we see trends that may impact us here in Washington, D.C., we prepare for them.”

The White House previously said that Biden “expressed his concern that U.S. companies and workers are experiencing serious effects” of protests in Canada, including “slowdowns in production, shortened work hours, and plant closures.”

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he would take “quick action in enforcing the law.”

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