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Trucker convoy returns to D.C. region. Here's what you need to know.
D.C., MD. & VA.
Trucker convoy returns to D.C. region. Here’s what you need to know.
By Ellie Silverman
Updated May 17, 2022 at 9:24 p.m. EDT | Published May 17, 2022 at 4:10 p.m. EDT
A group of truckers calling itself the “People’s Convoy,” which protested vaccine mandates and aired other right-wing grievances by driving around the Washington region in March, returned to the Hagerstown Speedway in Maryland on Tuesday.
The group had left the speedway on March 31 to return to California, after spending more than three weeks driving in circles around the Capital Beltway and later attempting to drive through D.C., where residents reported harassment and attacks by its members. The convoy is hosting a rally Tuesday evening at the speedway, which is about 80 miles northwest of D.C.
WHAT TO KNOW
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Timothy Bella contributed to this report.
Trucker convoy returns to D.C. region. Here’s what you need to know.
By Ellie Silverman
Updated May 17, 2022 at 9:24 p.m. EDT | Published May 17, 2022 at 4:10 p.m. EDT
A group of truckers calling itself the “People’s Convoy,” which protested vaccine mandates and aired other right-wing grievances by driving around the Washington region in March, returned to the Hagerstown Speedway in Maryland on Tuesday.
The group had left the speedway on March 31 to return to California, after spending more than three weeks driving in circles around the Capital Beltway and later attempting to drive through D.C., where residents reported harassment and attacks by its members. The convoy is hosting a rally Tuesday evening at the speedway, which is about 80 miles northwest of D.C.
WHAT TO KNOW
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Timothy Bella contributed to this report.
By Ellie Silverman
Ellie Silverman covers protest movements, activism and local news. At The Post, she has also covered local crime and courts. She has previously reported on retail, breaking news and general assignment stories for the Philadelphia Inquirer, her hometown paper. She graduated from the University of Maryland, where she reported for the Diamondback. Twitter https://twitter.com/esilverman11
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