Trucker protests: Foreign influence concerns rise as Ottawa convoy galvanizes US far-right

As the disruptive trucker convoy protest drags on in Ottawa, there are fears of foreign interference, as the U.S. far-right and media weigh into the unrest. On American conservative cable news channels, the Canadian protest dominates their airwaves. Meanwhile, right-wing American figures, politicians and even former president Donald Trump are chiming in, with claims of “big tech censorship“ after GoFundMe shut down the trucker’s online fundraising campaign. Global’s Jackson Proskow explores who is backing this protest with money and moral support.
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