Biden Ordered Trudeau To End Freedom Convoy Over Fears US Car Plants Would Close Within Hours - Before The Canadian PM Invoked Emergency Powers To Quash It
President Biden demanded Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stop the 'freedom convoy' that protested at the border against vaccine mandates
Trudeau is set to testify Friday regarding his decision to clear out the convoy as part of a Canadian government investigation
The trucker protest grew until it closed vital trade routes along the Canada-U.S. border and shut down key parts of the capital for more than three weeks
Canadian Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland previously testified that Washington was 'very, very, very worried' about the blockades
The minister emailed staff on February 10 saying Washington feared 'all of their northeastern car plants will shut down' if the convoy was not stopped in 12 hours
Trudeau, according to texts between Clow and Freeland, talked to Biden about 'money, people and political/media support' from America
Three days after speaking with Biden, on February 14, Trudeau invoked the Emergencies Act to clear out the protesters
President Joe Biden demanded Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stop the 'freedom convoy' that protested at the US-Canada border against vaccine mandates, right before Trudeau invoked emergency powers to end it.
Trudeau is set to testify in Ottawa on Friday regarding his decision to clear out the convoy as part of the Canadian government's investigation into the PM using those powers.
The trucker protest grew until it closed vital trade routes along the Canada-U.S. border and shut down key parts of the capital for more than three weeks. But all border blockades were ended on February 14.
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