As The Washington Post reports, a group of protesters similar to Canadian truck drivers protesting COVID-19 protocols are planning to keep the Washington, D.C. area "annoying," but the group's precise plans appear fluid.
According to the newspaper, the US-based group, called "People's Convoy", convened at Hagerstown Speedway in Maryland on Friday, with about 1,000 cars in attendance.
The group said in a media statement last week that it was trekking across the country and "demonstrated to end the state of emergency that led to the end of the mandate," calling itself "a peaceful and unified transcontinental movement". referred to as.
Protesters said they were not going to the capital itself and would not be to President Biden's first state of the union, which took place on Tuesday after several law enforcement agencies rushed to the Pentagon for aid over concerns of a possible protest.
But plans for the People's Convoy this week appear fluid; The group said it is coordinating the weekend rally for both Friday and Saturday.
Mike Landis, an organizer of People's Convoy, told the Post, "We're going to keep bothering D.C. ... just surprise them a little bit," telling the Post, "Look, we're truck drivers, we're pretty instant."
"Okay, we're going to do something," Brian Brace, another organizer, said according to the newspaper. "What it is remains to be determined. Please be patient."
Brace claimed the group would hold a rally in Hagerstown, MD, on Saturday and would probably move to a different area "only two miles from the Beltway," the Post reported.
The protests, however, come as several states have already loosened or dropped mask mandates as cases across the country declined. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention significantly relaxed its masking guidelines last month.
Hill has reached out to People's Convoy for comment.