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Sen. Cruz rides with ‘People’s Convoy’ truck to D.C. as Beltway protest enters fourth day

Texas senator is riding in the lead truck, which organizers say will head into D.C.

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Updated March 10, 2022 at 6:07 p.m. EST|Published March 10, 2022 at 9:29 a.m. EST
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.) rode shotgun on the “People’s Convoy” on March 10 in Hagerstown, Md. (Video: Karina Elwood/The Washington Post)
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A group of truckers and others opposed to pandemic-related mandates looped the Capital Beltway for a fourth day Thursday, this time with Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.), who rode shotgun in the lead truck.

Cruz visited the “People’s Convoy” at the Hagerstown Speedway, telling crowds their voice was being heard. He then boarded a truck and detoured just past noon to head into Washington, where he and convoy organizers called for an end to such mandates.