Probably the most consequential cameo of Coachella to date was an unbilled visitor slot from Sen. Bernie Sanders.
Recent off a packed rally at Gloria Molina Grand Park in downtown L.A. that drew tens of hundreds, Sanders (flanked by congressman Maxwell Frost, a Gen Z heir of his imaginative and prescient), spoke simply forward of Clairo’s Out of doors Theater set at 8:15 p.m.
“This country faces some very difficult challenges. The future of what happens to America is dependent upon your generation,” Sanders mentioned. “You can turn away and ignore what goes on, but if you do, you do it at your own peril.”
Sanders advocated for the younger Coachella crowds to not give in to despair on the present Trump administration, and to recollect they’re nonetheless within the battle for the atmosphere, ladies’s rights and peace in Gaza.
The crowds heartily booed the primary point out of President Trump (“I agree,” Sanders mentioned in response).
Sen. Bernie Sanders, left, and Rep. Maxwell Frost on the Coachella music competition on Saturday in Indio.
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“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.”
Recognizing the urgency of the second for Clairo’s fan base, he reminded them that “in many states politicians [are] trying to take away women’s rights to control their own body,” he continued. “We need you to stand up and fight for women’s rights.”
Then he performed his equal of his biggest hits — railing towards billionaires like Elon Musk.
“We have an economy today that’s working very well for the billionaire class but not for working families. We have a healthcare system that’s broken. Healthcare is a human right.”
Then he introduced out Clairo, who Sanders mentioned has “used her prominence to fight for women’s rights and to try and end the terrible and brutal war in Gaza.”
Most followers in all probability got here to Coachella to flee the grimness of politics at the moment. However as all the time, politics will observe them anyway, and Sanders made it really feel looking forward to the trustworthy.
