Former US President Donald Trump praised the truckers’ convoy in Ottawa denouncing COVID-19 health measures at a rally on Saturday.
Trump also chastised US President Joe Biden for his administration’s vaccine mandates, which affect federal contractors, large corporations, health workers, and military personnel.
On Saturday, thousands of truckers and supporters descended on Ottawa for a rally on Parliament Hill. The movement originated as a reaction to cross-border vaccine regulations that affect truck drivers, but it has since evolved into a broader protest against COVID-19 public health policies in general.
TRUMP: “We want those great Canadian truckers to know we are with them all the way.”
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) January 30, 2022
Conservative media sites in the United States, such as Fox News and Newsmax TV, covered the protest on Parliament Hill extensively.
The former president was not the only member of the Trump family to support the convoy. In a video broadcast to Facebook on Tuesday, Donald Trump Jr. showed his support for the convoy, stating, “We need to see more of this here in the US.”
Tesla CEO Elon Musk, podcaster Joe Rogan, and comedian Russell Brand are among others who have thrown their support to the protest on a global scale.
