Drivers in trucks lined up on Constitution Avenue were blasting their air horns to protest plunging shipping rates amid the COVID-19 crisis. “They are protesting in favor of President Trump, as opposed to against us,” Trump added. Freight brokers are lowering shipping rates even as drivers’ risk increases during the pandemic. Trump made similar claims about how much truckers love him on Thursday when truckers’ air horns could be heard during an interview outside the White House with Fox Business Network’s Maria Bartiromo. They’re supporters of me because we are getting things for the truckers ... they are really thankful that I’m president, frankly.”He also insisted: “They love their president.”

Source: Huffington Post May 16, 2020 00:00 UTC