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Navajo Nation leader welcomes anti-COVID convoy to reservation
Friday, February 25, 2022
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One of the top leaders of the Navajo Nation is aligning himself with the so-called “People’s Convoy,” a group of truckers that opposes COVID-19 safeguards across the country.
“I’m here to welcome you,” Navajo Nation Vice President Myron Lizer told truckers who gathered on the largest reservation in the United States on Friday morning.
“The people are rising up,” Lizer said in reference to the mission of the convoy, which included a stop on the Arizona portion of the Navajo Nation, where COVID-19 has taken a disproportionate toll.
In his speech, which was laced with religious Christian imagery, Lizer reminisced about his dealings with former U.S. president Donald Trump. His remarks begin at about 3:35 into a livestream from Arizona. “I’m a Republican,” Lizer said in front of the flag of the Navajo Nation, reminding the crowd that he spoke at the Republican National Convention back in 2020. “We love you and miss you,” Lizer said of the one-term former president."I'm here to welcome you": Navajo Nation Vice President Myron Lizer welcomed the "People's Convoy" to the largest reservation in the US on the morning of February 25, 2022.
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"The people are rising up," @NNVP_Lizer said of #PeoplesConvoy, which opposes #COVID19 safeguards. pic.twitter.com/nEOVgSbwUO
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