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Michigan GOP fires again as Dem Whitmer blasts ‘Freedom Convoy’
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Some Michigan Republicans spoke out in assist of Canadian truckers Friday because the “Freedom Convoy” in opposition to vaccine mandates reached the Ambassador Bridge connecting Canada and Detroit.
The GOP remarks contrasted sharply with these from Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a Democrat who blasted the “Freedom Convoy” as “an unlawful blockade.”
Among the many Michigan Republicans backing the truckers was former Detroit police Chief James Craig, who’s trying to unseat Whitmer as governor. On Friday, Craig accused Whitmer and President Biden of “demonizing the truckers,” in accordance with the Detroit Information.
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“I stand with the truckers,” Craig mentioned, the newspaper reported. “I assist all working people who find themselves standing up for private freedom. What we’re seeing is an amazing lack of management from Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, President Joe Biden and Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.”
One other Republican talking out was U.S. Rep. Lisa McClain, whose district contains the Blue Water Bridge, which was dealing with vehicular visitors that was rerouted due to the convoy, in accordance with the Information.
“Vaccine mandates are going to cripple our provide chain,” McClain wrote on Twitter. “The Democrats can blame freedom loving truck drivers, however the true blame is on the vaccine necessities on the border.”
Whitmer defined her place in a video positioned on-line by The Put up Millennial.
“That is an unlawful blockade,” Whitmer mentioned, “and whereas individuals have the suitable to protest, they don’t have a proper to illegally block the biggest land-border crossing in North America.”
Whitmer claimed the notion that the convoy was strictly a “Canada problem” was merely fallacious, claiming Michigan’s economic system has been affected “since day one.”
Truckers and supporters block the entry main from the Ambassador Bridge, linking Detroit and Windsor, as truckers and their supporters proceed to protest in opposition to COVID-19 vaccine mandates and restrictions, in Windsor, Ontario, Friday, Feb. 11, 2022. (Related Press)
“Each minute this goes on, it’s misplaced wages, it’s injury to our companies,” she mentioned.
“A whole lot of thousands and thousands of dolllars a day are being misplaced,” she added. “There are Michiganders who’re hard-working, merely need to present to their jobs, they’re out of labor proper now. That is having a big impact and we’re pushing on the Canadian authorities to resolve this swiftly and safely as a result of each minute this goes on, it’s extremely damaging to our economic system and to our individuals.”
