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Related: About this forumConvoy news for Tuesday, May 24, 2022: The People's Convoy Is Over
The People's Convoy Is Over
Kicked out of their home base and torn apart with infighting, the Convoy has officially disbanded.
By Erin Marquis
Yesterday 1:00PM
The Peoples Convoy website is broken. The rumble of semi trucks is gone from the Speedway in Hagerstown, Maryland. The Peoples Convoy disbanded on Friday, declaring victory ... and getting kicked out of their home base in the process.
The Convoys leadership claims victory despite having never made it back into Washington D.C., as was their stated goal. This return trip to D.C. involved only a recon loop of the beltway by truckers on Wednesday. Organizers released a press release Friday afternoon, calling it quits and distancing the group from whatever protest actions may come after. It seems protesters were completely blindsided by the move:
A few hours after releasing this press release, Maryland State Troopers were called to the Speedway and found Convoy organizers hiding out in a luxury RV. A dozen or so Convoy participants were angry, demanding answers from the protests leaders. Some even called for the leaders to be arrested for fraud:
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Kicked out of their home base and torn apart with infighting, the Convoy has officially disbanded.
By Erin Marquis
Yesterday 1:00PM
The Peoples Convoy website is broken. The rumble of semi trucks is gone from the Speedway in Hagerstown, Maryland. The Peoples Convoy disbanded on Friday, declaring victory ... and getting kicked out of their home base in the process.
The Convoys leadership claims victory despite having never made it back into Washington D.C., as was their stated goal. This return trip to D.C. involved only a recon loop of the beltway by truckers on Wednesday. Organizers released a press release Friday afternoon, calling it quits and distancing the group from whatever protest actions may come after. It seems protesters were completely blindsided by the move:
As of 2:30pm EST today May 20, 2022, The Peoples Convoy declares victory and announces its conclusion of the national convoy portion of this great movement. Any convoy and protest activity from this time forward is done on an individual basis and is not representing The Peoples Convoy. We will be exiting Hagerstown Speedway within 7 days.
A few hours after releasing this press release, Maryland State Troopers were called to the Speedway and found Convoy organizers hiding out in a luxury RV. A dozen or so Convoy participants were angry, demanding answers from the protests leaders. Some even called for the leaders to be arrested for fraud:
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Convoy news for Tuesday, May 24, 2022: The People's Convoy Is Over (Original Post)
mahatmakanejeeves
May 2022
OP
I can not watch close to 4 hours of this insanity-- the only thing stupider than the clowns who...
TreasonousBastard
May 2022
#1
TreasonousBastard
(43,049 posts)1. I can not watch close to 4 hours of this insanity-- the only thing stupider than the clowns who...
organized this are the assholes who followed them.
2naSalit
(92,708 posts)2. +1
bahboo
(16,953 posts)3. a Mensa convention...this is not....
gibraltar72
(7,629 posts)4. Oh my!