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Truck-Led Convoy to Circle Capital Beltway Twice in Protest Against COVID-19 Emergency Powers

By Enrico Trigoso and Mimi Nguyen Ly

HAGERSTOWN, Maryland—The People’s Convoy, a large caravan of vehicles led by trucks, will be moving slowly around the Beltway twice on Sunday morning in efforts to stop the government’s COVID-19 emergency powers.

Brian Brase, one of the convoy organizers, confirmed the plan to drivers Sunday morning before the group departed Hagerstown Speedway in western Maryland, where it has spent the past two nights.

The Beltway refers to a 64-mile interstate highway that surrounds Washington, D.C., as well as Maryland and Virginia. Virginia and Maryland State Police previously issued traffic notices saying they will be increasing patrol in the region to mitigate potential traffic disruptions.

“We do not expect any type of law enforcement blockages stopping us,” Brase said, adding that organizers “spent many hours working with local law enforcement” in Virginia and Maryland on Saturday…

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