UPDATE…
One of the earliest proponents of a trucker boycott of New York City in retaliation against former President Donald Trump‘s civil fraud penalty has backed down on his earlier statements, deleting posts and sharing a retraction….
A small group of RightWingNut truck drivers wnat to stop making truck delivers to New York City because a judge hit their main man with a helf a BILLION DOLLAR Civil judgement…
And OF COURSE…..
Ex-President, Banded for doing business in New York State Donald Trump thinks this a Good idea….
I mean it’s STUPID?
So Trump IS Gung-Ho for it….
(And we’re covering it in social media which could give the damn idea legs)
A PRO-TRUMP TRUCKER and right-wing influencer who goes by the handle Chicago Ray posted a video to X, formerly Twitter, on Friday night claiming that he has spoken to “at least” 10 truckers who will “start refusing loads” headed for New York City. Ray wants truckers to stop deliveries to the city in the wake of a New York court ruling ordering the former president to pay $355 million in damages after he and the Trump Organization were found liable for committing financial fraud. And Trump supports their efforts.
“Such an honor to have so many Great Patriots on the side of FREEDOM!” Trump wrote on his social media platform, Truth Social, celebrating the trucker campaign on Saturday night. “Joe Biden’s Unfair and Dangerous Weaponization of Law Enforcement is a serious threat to Democracy. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!”
“Trump just posted my video and picture on his Truth Social account, pretty fucken cool,” Ray posted Sunday alongside a screenshot of Trump’s post.
In Ray’s original video, which Trump also posted, Ray says, “I’ve been on the radio talking to drivers for about the last hour… and I’ve talked to at least ten drivers… And they’re going to start refusing loads to New York City starting on Monday.”
“I don’t know how far across the country this is, or how many truckers are gonna start denying loads going to New York City,” Ray added, “but I’ll tell you what, you fuck around and find out, OK? We’re tired of you motherfucking leftists fucking with Trump.”
Ray went on to claim without evidence that 95 to 96 percent of truckers are for Trump and that the prosecution of Trump is “election interference.”….
The Teamsters got to him…ehhh?
You could say that and others
I HAVE BEEN SAYING THIS
Seems NOBODY is reporting reduced truck traffic into the Big Apple today……
Another example of RightWingNut BULL SHIT for the media to feed on?