The 'God's Convoy" trucker convoy that's headed to the U.S.-Mexico border in Texas in a "Take Our Border Back" campaign is off to a rocky start, according to a report from Wired.
The movement aimed to amass thousands of trucks at the border in what organizers called a "Biblical" protest of the record number of migrants who are illegally crossing into the U.S.
But it was hindered before it even started. What organizers promised would be a force 700,000-strong saw just dozens set off from Virginia Beach Monday. The low turnout was blamed on right-wing paranoia that the event was an FBI trap.
And now they've hit the road, they've hit by many trials.
According to one convoy member, some woke up to find their tires had been slashed outside a hotel they were staying at.
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Others said that when the group assembled at a meeting point in Norfolk, Virginia, the number of trucks was tiny — and none are joining since.
"WIRED reported that no other trucks joined the convoy that day," a report from Business Insider stated. "After departing an hour behind schedule, WIRED reported that one of the vehicles almost immediately got lost, citing messages posted in the Zello walkie-talkie app. It said the group also argued over accommodations during a planning meeting later that day. Heightened tensions may have led to one participant being barred from the convoy."
A bizarre incident reportedly took place where the convoy's "main bus" pulled over on the shoulder of a highway and ejected one of its passengers. According to a livestream that reported on the incident, it's not known why the passenger was booted, but he was left stranded in Florence, South Carolina, without his wallet.
Read the full report over at Wired.
