Truckers who support Trump say they are refusing to travel to New York after the former president was ordered to pay a fine of US$355 million (C$479 million) in his fraud case last week.
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Recall that Judge Arthur Engoron, of Manhattan Supreme Court, ordered Mr. Trump to pay a fine of US$355 million (C$479 million) for inflating his net worth by several billion dollars during a decade in order to obtain favorable loans from banks.
A conservative social media influencer and trucker who goes by the name Chicago Ray posted a video saying some of his colleagues will stop making deliveries to New York to protest the Manhattan Supreme Court ruling Friday, reports the New York Post.
“I’ve been on the radio for an hour and I’ve talked to about ten drivers… and they’re going to start refusing deliveries to New York starting Monday,” Mr. Ray says in the video, from the inside his truck.
“I don’t know how far this is going to go in the country or how many truckers are going to start refusing loads to New York, but I’ll tell you what to do: you’re going to see and you’re going to find out “, warned Mr. Ray.
The trucker claimed, in the same message published on X, that 95% of his counterparts support the former president and believe that the decision will be overturned on appeal. Her post has been viewed more than 5.7 million times and received more than 55,000 likes since Friday evening.
Some have expressed support for the boycott online.
“Do it!” Let us know how we can help you! You are NOT alone in this fight,” wrote one user in response
“We stand with the truckers,” wrote another.
In addition to his conviction, Donald Trump is also prohibited from serving as an officer or director of a company in New York for three years, the judge ruled.
