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Trucker convoy organizer Bob Bolus reportedly sustained two flat tires on the first day of his journey en route to Washington, DC from Scranton, Pennsylvania. After starting the journey on Wednesday morning to protest pandemic mandates, inflation, and illegal immigration, Bolus got two flat tires, delaying the convoy’s journey to the District, ABC 7 reported.

Bob Bolus, the Scranton, Pa. truck driver leading a convoy to DC is reporting two flat tires -- delaying the start of their journey. “We're not going to camp there. Let me put it that way,” Bolus replied. “We're not camping on the Beltway. We're gonna have our voices heard and let them understand this is only the tip of the iceberg."

Freedom Convoy truckers headed for DC plan to clog the capital's vital Beltway interstate - with one likening the protest to a deadly boa constrictor. Bob Bolus, who's leading a fleet of transports from Pennsylvania to Washington on Wednesday, plans to help shut down the Capital Beltway on Friday in protest of vaccine mandates, pandemic-related restrictions, and more. The 64 mile road - whose formal name is the I-495 - encircles the capital, and is its most vital ground transportation link. One lane will be left open for emergency vehicles, but Bolus has said 'tough luck' to commuters. 'The Beltway...