WARNING: The video in this story contains some graphic language
Last week’s $364 million fine in President Trump’s fraud case is not sitting well with some American truckers who are now refusing to drive to New York City where the judgment was made.
Chicago Ray, a trucker and conservative influencer on social media, posted a video on X claiming some of his colleagues won’t deliver products to the Big Apple to protest the ruling issued Friday in Manhattan.
“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 from his vehicle.
“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*** around and find out.”
He indicated their bosses “ain’t gonna care if we deny the loads – we’ll just go somewhere else.”
“Do you know how f***ing hard it is to get into New York City with one of these motherf***ers?” he said, referring to his rig. “Man, f*** that. ”
I’ve been on the radio for over an hour and I’ve talked to at least (10) Truckers who are gonna start refusing loads of Monday for (NYC) …I talked to (3) guys that I work with who texted the boss and told him no (NYC)
Truckers are (95%) Trump… it’ll get overturned on appeal… pic.twitter.com/qVzx4RKUmd
— Chicago1Ray (@Chicago1Ray) February 17, 2024
Ray proffered that 95% of truckers support Trump in the X post, which has received some 6 million views and more than 56,000 likes since Friday night.
The $364 million fine was ordered by Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron, saying Trump inflated his net worth by billions of dollars to get favorable bank loans.
The judge also is barring Trump from serving as an officer or director of any company in New York for three years.
Reaction to the trucker’s video clip was predominantly in favor of the boycott, including:
“Yes, boycott NYC! Let’s go!”
“I’ve been on the radio for 2 hours and I’ve heard at least 20 guys who aren’t gonna take money in honor of President Trump.”
“We can always rely on the ‘Trucker’ to restore some semblance of ‘the right thing’ in response. Thank You from the many here on ‘X’ for your courage to stand up to the Marxist leftists.”
“Getting tried in New York City is basically like getting tried in Communist China. Many wake up every morning fantasizing about jailing their political opponents for misgendering or for preaching the Bible.”
“I unapologetically live in NYC. If you want to boycott us and give the business to liberals, so be it. Retreat is easier than fighting.”
Columnist Wayne Allyn Root wrote a commentary pushing for all Americans to boycott New York.
“All 100 million of us must boycott New York City. No more vacations there. No business trips. No more attending conventions. No Christmas trips to see the Rockettes and the tree at Rockefeller Center. No more clothes shopping on Fifth Avenue. No Broadway shows. No more spending at hotels or fancy restaurants. Just say, ‘NO!’ wrote Root.
“Ask every store or online site you buy from, ‘Are you based in New York City?’ If they are, find someone else to buy from.
“Truckers must stop all deliveries and shipments to New York City. If you own a business and sell supplies to stores in New York City, cut them off.
“But this isn’t just about a boycott. This is about intimidation. We must mentally crush them. Don’t just stop spending …
“LOUDLY AND PROUDLY, let them know why.
“Call all your favorite hotels, department stores, Broadway theatres, and restaurants in New York City, and let them know you will never spend another cent with them because of the way New York City treats President Trump. They need to be swamped with calls and emails. They need to know what kind of nightmare they’re facing.
“And for the final step, every conservative, Republican, patriot and Christian who lives in New York — get out now. Sell your home, your property, your business. Run for your life.
“Result? There goes the tax base. Without the business owners and high- income earners (i.e. Republicans and conservatives), who will pay the bills? Without your taxes, New York will starve.
“Besides, life is so much better in places like Florida, Texas, South Carolina, Phoenix, Nashville and Las Vegas. Taxes are much lower, houses are bigger, the sun is always out. And you are free to be a Republican or conservative without fear of being persecuted.”
“From now on, not one red cent for New York City. If all 100 million of us stick together … like we did with Bud Light … New York City will starve.
“‘As President Ford once said to New York City, ‘DROP DEAD.’”
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, a Democrat, said: “I think that this is really an extraordinary unusual circumstance that the law-abiding and rule-following New Yorkers who are business people have nothing to worry about because they’re very different than Donald Trump and his behavior.”
