Whereas President Trump thrilled crowds in Miami — Senator Bernie Sanders discovered a extra left-leaning viewers at Coachella Saturday the place the socialist firebrand took the stage to rant about his pet causes.
The unbiased Vermont senator was the shock opening act for singer-songwriter Clairo, who Sanders thanked for “allowing him” to talk to the captive viewers forward of her much-anticipated efficiency — a speech he used to rail in opposition to the 1%, President Trump, and the struggle in Gaza.
“This country faces some very difficult challenges and the future of what happens to America is dependent on your generation,” Sanders mentioned on the opening of his remarks to the gang of partygoers on the occasion in Indio, Calif.
“We need you to stand up to fight for justice. To fight for economic justice. Social justice. And racial justice,” the Vermont senator pontificated to an enthusiastic crowd.
Whereas Trump acquired a thunderous response from the gang in Miami on the UFC 314 occasion, his title didn’t get a heat welcome when Sanders referenced him earlier than the music followers in blue California.
“Now we got a president of the United States,” Sanders began earlier than being interrupted by a loud refrain of boos, to which he replied, “I agree.”
“He thinks that climate change is a hoax. He is dangerously wrong. And you and I are going to have to stand up to the fossil fuel industry and tell them to stop destroying this planet,” Sanders raged with the approval of Coachella revelers.
Sanders additionally harped on points corresponding to girls’s rights, raged in opposition to the “billionaire class,” and harped on the inadequacies of the American healthcare business.
“We need you to stand up to insurance companies and the drug companies and understand that healthcare is a human right,” Sanders roused.
The 83-year-old revealed within the speech that he’s a serious fan of Gen-Z musician Clairo, who he characterised as a correct liberal advocate.
“I’m here because Clairo has used her prominence to fight for women’s rights, to try and end the terrible brutal war in Gaza, where thousands of women and children are being killed. So I want to thank Clairo for not only being a great band, but for the great work she is doing,” Sanders mentioned earlier than introducing the musical set.
Sanders is presently on a talking tour entitled “Fighting Oligarchy: Where We Go from Here,” which drew the senator large crowds in Tempe, AZ., Denver, CO., and Los Angeles, Calif., within the final three days.
