Pro-Trump truckers vow to boycott New York City after fraud ruling

A group of pro-Trump truckers said they are boycotting New York City after a fraud ruling against the former president.

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00:01 - A group of truckers that support Donald Trump

00:04 say they're boycotting New York City

00:06 in response to a court ruling against the former president.

00:10 A Manhattan judge ordered Trump to pay $355 million

00:15 and restricted the former president

00:16 from doing business in New York

00:18 after ruling Trump inflated his net worth

00:21 to benefit his companies.

00:23 Truckers who support Trump say

00:26 if the city doesn't want Trump doing business there,

00:28 then they will pull their business too,

00:31 refusing to transport goods to the Big Apple.

00:34 These truckers took to social media

00:36 to offer their support for Trump

00:37 and to encourage other truckers who can

00:41 to refuse loads to the city.

00:43 - Good morning, Patriots.

00:44 This is Trucker Jake.

00:46 There's talk of a trucker boycott of the city of New York

00:50 to protest the persecution of President Trump.

00:53 - We're gonna stand for something, man.

00:55 We're standing with Trump, man.

00:57 What I'm hearing over here, this is on, man.

01:00 This is on.

01:02 - Trump acknowledged the truckers' efforts

01:03 on Truth Social, calling it

01:05 "an honor to have so many great patriots

01:08 on the side of freedom."

01:10 It's not clear how widespread the proposed boycott will be

01:14 or the impact it may have on New York.

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