Convoy Trucker Not Pleased That DC Drivers Keep Flipping Him Off
Being a member of the trucker convoy currently circling the D.C. Beltway is for the birds ― literally.
That’s because many of the vehicles sharing the freeway with the so-called People’s Convoy protesters are showing disdain for the group’s willingness to tie up traffic over vaccine mandates that are either already gone or phasing out by flipping the bird at the participating trucks.
The Daily Beast’s Zachary Petrizzo interviewed one trucker who wasn’t thrilled by the reactions of other drivers.
“We go around the Beltway, birds are flying. Birds are flying everywhere. That’s the kind of people that live up there,” the unidentified protester said.
A trucker with The People's Convoy riding behind Ted Cruz this morning says many Beltway commuters have been flicking the truckers off: "We go around the Beltway, birds are flying. Birds are flying everywhere. That's the kind of people that live up there."
— Zachary Petrizzo (@ZTPetrizzo) March 10, 2022
And, yes, there’s video.
— Zachary Petrizzo (@ZTPetrizzo) March 10, 2022
The driver told Petrizzo that his group is “trying to straighten [Washington, D.C.] out, we’re trying to clean it up, that’s what this is all about, trying to get it cleaned up.”
However, RawStory wrote that the group’s demands are unclear “since the Supreme Court struck down President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandate, and indoor mask requirements throughout the United States have been completely lifted in recent weeks.”
Many Twitter users had theories about why Washington drivers are “flipping” over the convoy.
Weird how people don’t like you if you’re intentionally starting a traffic jam. https://t.co/BsxhnccdtU
— Benjamin Freed (@brfreed) March 10, 2022
Babe you get that driving on the Beltway even if you aren't part of a trucker convoy https://t.co/3FZxhqEmi0
— Grace Segers (@Grace_Segers) March 10, 2022
lmao have these truckers ever driven anywhere in America ??? https://t.co/8CNywOrTZ2
— abdullah elementary (@AShihipar) March 10, 2022
Convoy: We're going to attempt and fail to shut off access to your city, make your commutes even more miserable -- and we can't articulate any demands.
Normal People: 🖕🖕🖕
Convoy: 🤯🤯🤯 https://t.co/bC3yWKZEnq— CJ Warnke (@cjwarnke) March 10, 2022
This article originally appeared on HuffPost and has been updated.
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