{"id":1370257,"date":"2022-03-11T07:18:38","date_gmt":"2022-03-11T12:18:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1370257"},"modified":"2022-03-11T07:21:34","modified_gmt":"2022-03-11T12:21:34","slug":"ted-cruz-joins-fourth-day-of-peoples-convoy-protests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ted-cruz-joins-fourth-day-of-peoples-convoy-protests\/","title":{"rendered":"Ted Cruz Joins Fourth Day of \u201cPeople\u2019s Convoy\u201d Protests"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fted-cruz-joins-fourth-day-of-peoples-convoy-protests%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1370257&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<div class=\"RichTextArticleBody\">\n<div class=\"RichTextArticleBody-body\">\n<p><span class=\"ArticlePage-articleBody-firstLetter\">S<\/span>en. Ted Cruz often steers policies favorable to truckers, but this time, he&#8217;s hoping to &#8220;convoy&#8221; his support from the passenger&#8217;s seat. <\/p>\n<p><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/ted-cruz\">Cruz<\/a> met with organizers of the &#8220;<a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/not-going-anywhere-dc-trucker-convoy-to-meet-with-sens-cruz-and-johnson\">People\u2019s Convoy<\/a>&#8221; at Maryland&#8217;s Hagerstown Speedway on Thursday, riding shotgun as he joined the caravan for its fourth day of riding around the Beltway. <\/p>\n<div class=\"Enhancement\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement-item\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Thank you to every trucker who is standing up for freedom for every man, woman, and child in America!&#8221; Cruz said in a tweet Thursday. <\/p>\n<p>Cruz arrived at the speedway, which is about an hour outside of Washington, D.C., at approximately 9:30 a.m. as he climbed into the front seat of one of the trucks, with organizers indicating the senator would be leading the convoy. It was unclear how long Cruz planned to participate. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI believe he\u2019s gonna hop in the lead truck, not 100% sure on the details of it, but he\u2019s gonna at least lead the convoy out the gate and down the road,\u201d Brian Brase, one of the convoy\u2019s organizers, <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/dc-md-va\/2022\/03\/10\/peoples-convoy-protest-ted-cruz\/?utm_source=twitter&#038;utm_medium=social&#038;utm_campaign=wp_local\">told the <\/a><i><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/dc-md-va\/2022\/03\/10\/peoples-convoy-protest-ted-cruz\/?utm_source=twitter&#038;utm_medium=social&#038;utm_campaign=wp_local\">Washington Post<\/a><\/i><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/dc-md-va\/2022\/03\/10\/peoples-convoy-protest-ted-cruz\/?utm_source=twitter&#038;utm_medium=social&#038;utm_campaign=wp_local\">.<\/a> \u201cHe may stick with it. I\u2019m not exactly sure it\u2019s up to him, his security staff, and what they decide to do.\u201d <\/p>\n<p><b><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/out-of-gas-rally-attracts-handful-of-protesters-in-dc-after-trucker-convoy-disbands\">OUT OF GAS? RALLY ATTRACTS HANDFUL OF PROTESTERS IN DC AFTER TRUCKER CONVOY DISBANDS<\/a><\/b> <\/p>\n<p>Some of the group\u2019s organizers <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/not-going-anywhere-dc-trucker-convoy-to-meet-with-sens-cruz-and-johnson\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">met<\/a> with Cruz earlier this week, along with Sen. Ron Johnson, to urge Congress to end vaccine mandates and other COVID-19-related restrictions. The group arrived in Washington after the district already lifted its mandates and as several states loosened their guidelines. <\/p>\n<p>The group had its first ride-around on Sunday, circling the Beltway with big rigs, RVs, and pickup trucks. The convoy met again to repeat the path on Monday and Tuesday but stayed off the roads on Wednesday due to rainy weather. <\/p>\n<p>The &#8220;People\u2019s Convoy&#8221; arrived in Washington over the weekend, completing an 11-day journey from California to protest government restrictions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The group was inspired by a similar trucker convoy in <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/ottawa-police-arrest-dozens-of-protesters-start-towing-rigs\">Ottawa, Canada<\/a>, that disrupted traffic for weeks and gained international attention. <\/p>\n<p>The caravan has attracted the most participants of all the trucker convoys traveling to the nation&#8217;s capital so far. Despite initial nationwide support for the caravans in Canada, the U.S. counterparts have struggled to pick up steam. <\/p>\n<p>One group heading from Scranton, Pennsylvania, to Washington fizzled out before reaching the city limits due to a late start and low interest. Other groups, such as the Freedom Convoy USA, disbanded along the way and were swallowed by the &#8220;People\u2019s Convoy&#8221; after a lack of interest prompted organizers to call the trip off. <\/p>\n<p><b><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/b> <\/p>\n<p>Despite Thursday&#8217;s<b> <\/b>large group, reportedly containing more than 150 trucks and cars, law enforcement officials told the <i>Washington Examiner <\/i>there have not been major disruptions to traffic since the convoy arrived. <\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not clear how long the convoy will stay in the region. Organizers initially said they planned to leave by Saturday, but Brase said he may extend the trip if he can schedule more meetings with politicians. <\/p>\n<p>The <i>Washington Examiner <\/i>reached out to Cruz\u2019s office for a comment but did not receive a response.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sen. Ted Cruz often steers policies favorable to truckers, but this time, he&#8217;s hoping to &#8220;convoy&#8221; his support from the passenger&#8217;s seat. 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