As the fallout continues over Friday's news that a New York judge issued a stunning ruling in a civil fraud case in which he ordered former President Donald Trump and others in the Trump organization to pay fines of roughly $355 million, in addition to barring them from serving as officers or directors in any New York corporation or legal entity, there's a new twist: Trump-supporting truckers aren't happy about it.
One of those truckers is a guy who goes by "Chicago Ray."
Also a social media influencer, Chicago Ray posted a down-and-dirty video clip on X (formerly Twitter) after the ruling was announced. As I suggested above, he was not a happy camper.
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 [sic] 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 but you know how f*cken hard it is to get one of these mfrs into (NYC) cut the bulls*it I'll cya down the road.
The question is, if it happens, will it spread?
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)
— Chicago1Ray 🇺🇸 (@Chicago1Ray) February 17, 2024
Truckers are (95%) Trump... it'll get overturned on appeal… pic.twitter.com/qVzx4RKUmd
Saying he's already spoken with several drivers who work with him who told their boss they will also refuse to drive into the city, Ray continued:
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**k around and find out.
Do you know how f—king hard it is to get into New York City with one of these motherf**kers [his truck]? Man, f**k that.
Ray claimed his boss “ain’t gonna care if we deny the loads — we’ll just go somewhere else.”
What Sayeth The Donald?
Needless to say, the former president was incensed over the ruling, saying in a lengthy statement:
The Justice System in New York State, and America as a whole, is under assault by partisan, deluded, biased Judges and Prosecutors. Racist, Corrupt, A.G. Tish James has been obsessed with "Getting Trump" for years, and used Crooked Judge Engoron to get an illegal, unAmerican [sic] judgment against me, my family, and my tremendous business. I helped New York City during its worst times, and now, while it is overrun with Violent Biden Migrant Crime, the Radicals are doing all they can to kick me out...
This decision is a Complete and Total SHAM. There were No Victims, No Damages, No Complaints. Only satisfied Banks and Insurance Companies (which made a ton of money), GREAT Financial Statements, that didn't even include the most valuable Asset — The TRUMP Brand, IRONCLAD Disclaimers (Buyer Beware, and Do Your Own Diligence), and amazing Properties all over The World. All the other side had was a ridiculous $18 million valuation of magnificent Mar-a-Lago, an unConstitutional [sic] Gag Order, a Consumer Fraud Statute never before used for this purpose, No Jury allowed, and a refusal to send this disgusting charade to the Commercial Division, where it would have been put to a deserving end...
This "case" is OVER [sic] ever since the Appellate Division ended it on Statute of Limitations, also letting my daughter Ivanka out of this Witch Hunt. The Democrat Club-controlled Judge Engoron has already been reversed four times on this case, a shameful record, and he will be reversed again. We cannot let injustice stand, and we will fight Crooked Joe Biden's weaponized persecution at every step. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!
Whew.
🚨 STATEMENT FROM PRESIDENT TRUMP 3/3 pic.twitter.com/NYiITot7P6
— Karoline Leavitt (@kleavittnh) February 16, 2024
After the decision was handed down, Trump told reporters he will appeal.
The Bottom Line
While I'm generally not into making political predictions, I'm going to make one here — of sorts, anyway.
Let's assume (or pretend, for now) that Trump's appeal, which I also assume would be based on a "no victims" defense, is ultimately successful. If so, it would likely be decided after the November election.
If that ends up being the case, the real objective of Biden, Judge Engoron, the Democrat Party as a whole, and the so-called "mainstream" media will have been achieved.
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