Convoy to Washington D.C.: National Guard Prepares for Arrival
The US Capitol Police said several trucker convoys were planning to converge on Washington around the time of President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address on 1 March.
The US is to deploy hundreds of unarmed National Guard troops to Washington ahead of the arrival of trucker convoys protesting against pandemic restrictions.
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin approved a request from the District of Columbia government and the US Capitol police for 700 troops.
Around 25 separate convoys plan to join forces and co…