The hyper-leftist DHS apparently wants to freak people out and make the freedom truckers out to be Bad People. They’d probably be surprised how many regular citizens would support the truckers here in the U.S.
Federal officials warned that a trucker convoy protesting COVID-19 vaccine mandates — inspired by the ongoing demonstrations in Canada — could target the Super Bowl this weekend, but law enforcement doesn’t see it as a major threat.
The Super Bowl, which takes place Sunday at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood in Los Angeles County, will feature the Los Angeles Rams against the Cincinnati Bengals.
The Department of Homeland Security distributed a notice to public safety officials and law enforcement agencies this week saying “the convoy could severely disrupt transportation, federal government, and law enforcement operations through gridlock and potential counterprotests,” Yahoo News first reported Wednesday.
DHS said it “has received reports of a convoy of truckers planning to potentially block roads in major metropolitan cities in the United States in protest of, among other things, vaccine mandates for truck drivers.”
But, there’s one little problem
But law enforcement in Los Angeles said it is not aware of any credible or direct threats related to the game.
The LA County Sheriff’s Department told Insider it is ramping up security for the Super Bowl, but as a standard practice and not in response to the DHS warning. A public information officer said on Wednesday there was no “legitimacy” to the trucker convoy threat.
He also said, because of the way the area surrounding the stadium will be blocked off, if a trucker convoy did arrive in the city, it would not be able to get near the stadium without a game pass.
So, no real threat to all the celebs and politicians showing up and not wearing their masks.
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas also said at a press conference Tuesday there was no indication of a “specific credible threat against the Super Bowl,” ABC News reported.
The DHS warning about the potential trucker convoy said that, as of Tuesday, it appeared to be “purely aspirational because the event is only being discussed online” but noted that “this could change quickly,” Yahoo reported. Insider’s Jake Epstein and Kieran Press-Reynolds reported Wednesday dozens of right-wing groups were using Telegram to discuss organizing trucker convoys in the US.
So, DHS was just spitballing. Because some truckers were spitballing on social media and Telegram. The far left DHS, Biden, and other Democrats certainly do not want any of those icky blue collar folks interfering with their big day.
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