What started with a group of truckers protesting the Canadian government’s COVID-19 mandate has morphed into a so-called Freedom Convoy made up of thousands of protesters—and it has received fawning coverage from Fox News.
Republicans are trying to portray the Canadian demonstrations as a revolt with a groundswell of support that could spread elsewhere. “I think the Canadian trucker protest is a remarkable uprising and it’s a manifestation of the deep outrage across Canada and across the United States,” Cruz claimed. “I think it would be a very good thing if the protest expands.”characterized the Canadian protesters as “our freedom fighters” during a Tuesday appearance on Fox News.
While the protest has certainly gained approval from the American right, it doesn’t exactly have the widespread support that conservatives like Trump and McEnany suggest it has. Nearly 90% of Ottawa residents who were recently
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