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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(107,985 posts)
Sun Feb 13, 2022, 04:35 PM Feb 2022

TFG wants trucker protest here

Trump called the US a 'tinderbox' and said the trucker protests in Canada would do more damage if they started here

Former President Donald Trump on Saturday suggested the "Freedom Convoy" trucker protests in Canada would be more influential if the demonstration began in the US.

"I see they have Trump signs all over the place and I'm proud that they do," Trump said during a "Fox & Friends" interview Saturday morning. "But that's what happens, you can push people so far and our country is a tinderbox too, don't kid yourself. And there are plenty of [people from] our country up there right now."

"When you look at what's happening in Canada — our country, I think, is far more of a tinderbox than Canada," he continued.




The so-called "Freedom Convoy" is made up of Canadian truckers who have been protesting vaccine mandates since late January, blocking major thoroughfares in the country as well as trade routes across the US-Canada border. Vaccines mandates are "political overreach" and are "destroying the foundation of our businesses, industries, and livelihoods," organizers said.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-called-us-tinderbox-said-162911696.html

TFG is all in with the truckers.

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Wingus Dingus

(8,052 posts)
3. Anyone who needs further proof of how much this man hates America--
Sun Feb 13, 2022, 04:38 PM
Feb 2022

and wants to see it burn down--look no further.

Dan

(3,562 posts)
9. No, let them cross the border, and then
Sun Feb 13, 2022, 04:48 PM
Feb 2022

Confiscate the trucks, put them in storage and charge them x$ per day for both storage and fines. Require them to report in person to retrieve their trucks with certified checks. Take identification from the licenses and restrict them from future entry into the Country.

MarineCombatEngineer

(12,377 posts)
17. And they would have to deal with the Teamsters Union,
Sun Feb 13, 2022, 06:26 PM
Feb 2022

the President of the Teamsters Union, James Hoffa, condemned the Canadian truckers who participated in the blockade and I do believe that the union drivers would make life hell on them.

https://news.yahoo.com/eric-shawn-teamsters-put-brakes-194030087.html

You don't really want to fuck with the Teamsters Union, it's a good way to get hurt or worse.

livetohike

(22,143 posts)
10. Lock him up before he causes any more damage. I am so sick
Sun Feb 13, 2022, 04:49 PM
Feb 2022

of him and his minions. They are tripping over themselves trying to win his endorsement.

PatSeg

(47,430 posts)
12. Yeah, in front of Mar-a-lago would be good
Sun Feb 13, 2022, 04:59 PM
Feb 2022

They could show their support for Trump by blaring their horns all night long.

peggysue2

(10,828 posts)
14. The Former Guy loves the chaos
Sun Feb 13, 2022, 05:00 PM
Feb 2022

He loves the disruption and anything that deflects from his own legal and financial liabilities. Be it encouraging this Trucker protest scam or calling for Clinton and her aides immediate executions, it's chaos, turmoil, outrage. 24/7.

The man is evil and demented.

Trueblue1968

(17,218 posts)
15. WELL ... i want TFG want to get 485 years at hard labor in prison but that won't happen either
Sun Feb 13, 2022, 05:01 PM
Feb 2022

we don't always get what we want. but trumpydumpy DESERVES 485 years in the slammer



doc03

(35,337 posts)
16. Lets hope it doesn't come here. I drive I 70 nearly every day, the truck traffic is extremely
Sun Feb 13, 2022, 06:12 PM
Feb 2022

heavy. When there is a truck accident the highway is closed for hours and the traffic backs up for miles. It would be very easy to close the highway if certain bottlenecks like a bridge or tunnel were blocked by just a few trucks. The GQP would have no problems with crashing the economy if it hurts Biden. They want the country to fail.

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