Trucks carrying goods across the U.S.-Canada border have had to shift their routes because of the protests against COVID-19 vaccine mandates in Canada, the White House said Feb. 7. While there have been zero impacts to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) operations, “some shipments were rerouted by our law enforcement partners to other points of entry due to road closures,” White House press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters during a briefing in Washington. “Some shippers have had to reroute. But CBP has been in communication throughout to ensure shipments can be cleared and onto the normal routes,” she added. CBP, which has more than 60,000 employees, handles border security. Psaki was responding after a reporter with Reuters asked if the U.S. government was investigating “right-wing forces” that the reporter claimed have been supporting the truckers who are protesting the mandates. “Is there any, kind of, you know, involvement of …
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