Trucker Convoy Headed Into D.C. For Second Day, Leader Says

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The trucker convoy that drove through D.C. on I-395 Monday to protest COVID-19 mandates plans to do the same Tuesday, The Washington Post reported.

“We’re going to continue to do that route every single morning at this point because obviously is scares the crap out of the them,” convoy organizer Brian Brase said Tuesday morning meeting, according to the Post.

The "People's Convoy" told its participants to "follow the leader" Tuesday morning as it departed from Hagerstown, where truckers have been staying overnight.

Metropolitan Police temporarily blocked the exits to downtown D.C when the group drove on I-395 Monday — the exits reopened by 4:30 p.m., emergency management officials said.

Similar strategies could be used again Tuesday, police said.

"Due to demonstration activity expected on highways in and around DC today, motorists should expect potential traffic delays," police said on Twitter. "@DCPoliceDept is prepared to implement traffic control measures, including rolling road closures, as needed."

There was traffic on I-395 in Virginia and crossing the 14th Street Bridge into D.C. Monday afternoon that was caused by the convoy, emergency management said.

"Due to demonstration activity on I-395, I-695, and I-295 motorists should expect traffic delays in reaching your destination," D.C. Homeland Security and Emergency Management said in an alert on Monday. "If possible, you should consider delaying travel on these routes or use alternative transportation such as Metrorail."

Traveling into Washington, D.C. is a deviation from the group's earlier activity, which was mainly confined to circling the Capital Beltway.

"Changing things up a little bit today. Getting a little closer to the swamp," the People's Convoy Facebook page said Monday morning. "Cars first, followed by RVs, and then trucks."