1776 Restoration Movement in DC to protest government overreach, other issues

By Bob Barnard | Published July 11, 2022 7:49AM | News | FOX 5 DC

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WASHINGTON - A group protesting government overreach is in Washington, D.C. Monday where they say they will take their grievances to their elected officials.

The 1776 Restoration Movement group arrived over the weekend to the nation's capital. Many have gathered along the National Mall.

FOX 5's Bob Barnard spoke with, John 'X-Ray,' a leader of the group who said they are in the District to "stand up for their freedom."

"We're frustrated with government overreach, with inflation that's through the roof, with the stock market that's in the toilet, with diesel prices at $6 or $7 a gallon. And we're frustrated with the way in which our elected and appointed officials are conducting themselves consistently." 'X-Ray' told Barnard Monday morning. "We're frustrated by the consistent and complete erosion of our freedoms here in the United States, and we're here to stand up for a smaller government and to try to turn that government back towards the founder's original intentions -- the constitutional republic."

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PROTESTS

Offset of the People's Convoy continues to grow on the National Mall

The 1776 Restoration Movement says more participants are on their way to D.C. despite the group not having a permit to be on the mall.

Author: Rafael Sanchez-Cruz
Published: 4:54 AM EDT July 11, 2022
Updated: 6:08 AM EDT July 11, 2022

WASHINGTON D.C., DC — The presence of the group known as the 1776 Restoration Movement is growing in the nation's capital.

WUSA9 caught up with organizers of the offset of the People's Convoy on their fifth day on the National Mall, where the group is camping out along Madison Drive Northwest despite them not having a permit from the National Park Service.

"It's day five, we were told, a lot of people said we weren't going to be here, and we are here. We are going to stay," said a man that identified himself as 'Raptor'.

Park Police was on standby while participants handed out their redress of grievances to people passing by. Members say their freedoms have been stripped away, and they question the role of the federal government.

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