Jesus Take the Wheel: Freedom Corner Gets Famous

MAGA crash
“God has cleared the way!”

January 6th was going to be their big day. Four years after the attack on the Capitol, the chuds of Freedom Corner would get mainstream media attention as they laid flowers for Ashli Babbitt and demanded the release of J6 insurrectionists.

With Trump vaguely promising pardons for the rioters, it was a topic much in the news. CNN and others filmed the chuds as they chanted the name of their martyr: Ashli Babbitt, Ashli Babbitt, Ashli Babbitt.

But this snowy and surreal spectacle would be upstaged by a viral video, one that quickly rocketed through the internet, too good not to share.

Members of the Freedom Corner vigil were on their way to DC to celebrate January 6th when they crashed on the highway. “God has cleared the way!” they cried seconds before they spun out.

God isn’t on their side, despite all their Bible-thumping.

Instead, Jesus took the wheel and guided them into the guardrail to the tune of MAGA YMCA.

Or, maybe, they were just stupidly driving too fast on icy roads. The chuds are known for their reckless driving. They believe that if you’re in a convoy, or on your way to a J6 rally, that you don’t have to follow the law.

The tweet by Anarchy Princess has two million views – far more than watch CNN on a typical night. Famous for trolling Peter Navarro, she knows a viral video when she sees one. AP was the one who spotted it, clipped it and recognized its potential.

The story of Trump supporters crashing went global, appearing on TMZ, WorldStar, the Daily Dot and elsewhere. It’s the perfect start to the Trump Administration, a visual depiction of his followers entering the “find out” phase.

The chuds of Freedom Corner thought that they would go viral on January 6th. And they did, but for their comical idiocy.

Author: Joe Flood

Joe Flood is a writer, photographer and web person from Washington, DC. The author of several novels, Joe won the City Paper Fiction Competition in 2020. In his free time, he enjoys wandering about the city taking photos.

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