Trump-supporting truckers are saying they are refusing to drive to New York City after the former president was slapped with a $355 million fine in his fraud case last week.
A conservative social media influencer and trucker who goes by Chicago Ray posted a video clip in which he claims that some of his colleagues are going to stop making deliveries to New York City to protest the ruling, issued in Manhattan Supreme court on Friday.
“I’ve been on the radio talking to drivers for about the past hour and I’ve talked to about ten drivers … and they’re going to start refusing loads to New York City starting on Monday,” Ray said in the video from inside his truck.
He said he’s already spoken to some drivers that work with him who told their boss they won’t go to The Big Apple.
“I don’t know how far across the country this is or how many truckers are going to start denying loads going to New York City, but I’ll tell you what — you f–k around and find out,” Ray said.
The trucker said their bosses “ain’t gonna care if we deny the loads — we’ll just go somewhere else.”
“Do you know how f—king hard it is to get into New York City with one of these motherf—ckers?” he said, referring to his truck. “Man, f—k that. “
Ray claimed that 95% of truckers support the former president in the X post, which has been viewed more than 4.6 million times and received more than 50,000 likes since Friday night.
Some voiced their support for the boycott online.
“Do it! Let us know how we can help! You’re NOT alone in this fight!” one user wrote in response.
“We stand with the truckers,” wrote another.
Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron ordered that Trump pay a $355 million fine for inflated his net worth by billions over a decade to receive favorable loans from banks.
He’s additionally barred from serving as an officer or director of any company in New York for three years, the judge ruled.
Trump, like Chicago Ray, has blasted the case as “election interference” by his political opponents, and predicted other fall out for NYC, as he said at a rally Saturday that other businesses will leave the city after his ruling.
