‘Defeat the Mandate’ Rally Organizer: Freedom Convoy Coming to the U.S. Will Be ‘Supported by Millions of Americans’

KHERIATY So our first ░░░░░░░░ from the Defeat the ░░░░░░░░ organization that I work ░░░░░░░░ as you mentioned we ░░░░░░░░ partnering with the truckers ░░░░░░░░ was that rumors of ░░░░░░░░ event that we re ░░░░░░░░ in California on March ░░░░░░░░ may have triggered the ░░░░░░░░ that we saw in ░░░░░░░░ bulletin from Homeland Security ░░░░░░░░ of course you are ░░░░░░░░ right this is simply ░░░░░░░░ way of painting political ░░░░░░░░ social opponents people who ░░░░░░░░ t disagree with certain ░░░░░░░░ policies as domestic terrorists ░░░░░░░░ them in a way ░░░░░░░░ tries to characterize them ░░░░░░░░ engaging in criminal activity ░░░░░░░░ engaging in subversive activity ░░░░░░░░ all the people in ░░░░░░░░ anti mandate movement are ░░░░░░░░ to do is engage ░░░░░░░░ free speech activity is ░░░░░░░░ in activity that draws ░░░░░░░░ back to our constitutional ░░░░░░░░ in terms of freedom ░░░░░░░░ association freedom of speech ░░░░░░░░ free exercise of religion ░░░░░░░░ freedoms those first freedoms ░░░░░░░░ are found in the ░░░░░░░░ First Amendment of our ░░░░░░░░ We heard the same ░░░░░░░░ before the January 23 ░░░░░░░░ the Defeat the Mandate ░░░░░░░░ in D C So ░░░░░░░░ up to that event ░░░░░░░░ had mainstream media we ░░░░░░░░ news basically scaring people ░░░░░░░░ from that event by ░░░░░░░░ bad elements are going ░░░░░░░░ show up people from ░░░░░░░░ extreme right and the ░░░░░░░░ left are going to ░░░░░░░░ up it s going ░░░░░░░░ turn violent it s ░░░░░░░░ to turn into another ░░░░░░░░ 6 Well what happened ░░░░░░░░ we marched peacefully from ░░░░░░░░ Washington Monument to the ░░░░░░░░ Memorial 40 000 people ░░░░░░░░ up in spite of ░░░░░░░░ media trying to scare ░░░░░░░░ away stood out in ░░░░░░░░ 20 degree cold for ░░░░░░░░ three and a half ░░░░░░░░ straight and at the ░░░░░░░░ of the Lincoln Memorial ░░░░░░░░ had an entirely peaceful ░░░░░░░░ a show of solidarity ░░░░░░░░ peace wide variety of ░░░░░░░░ from across the political ░░░░░░░░ Proof concept that this ░░░░░░░░ is about getting out ░░░░░░░░ the lockdown It s ░░░░░░░░ being together and once ░░░░░░░░ getting back to a ░░░░░░░░ in common BONGINO Doc ░░░░░░░░ only have about a ░░░░░░░░ left here but that ░░░░░░░░ really frightening if you ░░░░░░░░ exercising your constitutional right ░░░░░░░░ assemble triggered a DHS ░░░░░░░░ That would be frightening ░░░░░░░░ that happened But they ░░░░░░░░ being mischaracterized these truckers ░░░░░░░░ can we expect from ░░░░░░░░ and what can we ░░░░░░░░ from this convoy in ░░░░░░░░ United States if it ░░░░░░░░ and what s the ░░░░░░░░ objective here KHERIATY Well ░░░░░░░░ March 5 we are ░░░░░░░░ to gather in Coachella ░░░░░░░░ for an all day ░░░░░░░░ March 6 we ll ░░░░░░░░ off the truckers They ░░░░░░░░ travel east headed toward ░░░░░░░░ D C It s ░░░░░░░░ to be entirely peaceful ░░░░░░░░ s going to a ░░░░░░░░ that will gain momentum ░░░░░░░░ it proceeds I think ░░░░░░░░ s going to be ░░░░░░░░ gathering that s going ░░░░░░░░ be supported by millions ░░░░░░░░ Americans who come out ░░░░░░░░ literally make sandwiches for ░░░░░░░░ truck drivers Who come ░░░░░░░░ as they did in ░░░░░░░░ with shows of solidarity ░░░░░░░░ support at the roadside ░░░░░░░░ of course our goal ░░░░░░░░ to demonstrate and to ░░░░░░░░ together in a way ░░░░░░░░ we did in Washington ░░░░░░░░ C last month is ░░░░░░░░ peaceful is entirely focused ░░░░░░░░ our common life together ░░░░░░░░ Americans and healing this ░░░░░░░░ that these forces are ░░░░░░░░ to divide BONGINO Doctor ░░░░░░░░ ve got to run ░░░░░░░░ you for your time ░░░░░░░░ you for what you ░░░░░░░░ This means a lot ░░░░░░░░ m on your side ░░░░░░░░ you very much for ░░░░░░░░ us.”