Saturday evening The Coachella Festival (Indian, California) The surprise was not given by Charli XCX when he got on stage in Billie Eilish, or at the classic, pop and rap concert of the Los Angeles filharmonic, even if. The most unexpected of the day in the most famous musical event on the planet was the appearance, on the edge of the middle of the eight in the afternoon, by Senator Bernie Sanders. The famous political bearer and flags in the United States and constant stiletto against Donald Trump, went on stage to criticize the president’s policies and encourage young people to be critical against the president.
Sanders, who represents the state of Vermont in the Senate, arrived in Coachella – where Friday, Saturday and Sunday (and the following following weekend) More than 100,000 music fans gather to see Lady Gaga, Green Day or Post Malone– Directed by the event he gave on Saturday morning in the center of the city of Los Angeles, almost three hours away by car. That act was part of A tour that started at the end of March throughout the country Under the motto Fight the oligarchy And where he tries to become an authorized item against Trump’s authoritarian policies. But the stop at the Californian desert and she on stage to present the singer Clairo, were not on the agenda.
Sanders has been seen on the external platform, the second largest stage in the Festival. “We have a President of the United States who believes that climate change is a lie,” he said, before public applause. “He is wrong, you and I am about to stay against the fossil fuel industry to stop destroying us.” Sanders was only a few minutes on stage and therefore he talked about various topics to arrive quickly, without deepening. For example, he commented: “In the whole country, not only in California, not only of Vermont, But in Florida, many, Politicians are trying to remove women power over your bodies. “
The 83 -year -old senator also cited the economic question in a festival known for the high prices of his tickets (from 600 dollars) and everything related to food to accommodation. “In this country, the economy is perfect for billionaires, but not for families. But the economy must be fine for families, not only for 1% (richer),” he pointed out to the public. “We have a broken health system. We are the only mature country that does not guarantee health to everyone. We must understand that the right to health is a universal right.”
Sanders explained that he had taken the stage to present to Clairo “not only because I am a great band”. “I am here because they used their position to fight for women’s rights, to try to end the terrible war of Gaza in which thousands of women and children were killed. So I want to thank them for being not only a great band, but for the great work you are doing.”
In his morning event, a couple of hours, Sanders appeared with Alexandria OCasio-Cortez in a huge event in which Joan Baez and Neil Young played. According to his team, up to 36,000 people gathered on the steps of the city council, which is the largest number of people ever called by the politician. In that speech he criticized “the rapid forms of authoritarianism” imposed by the new president: “Mr. Trump, let’s not go there,” he said, according to the newspaper Times of Los Angeles. “I don’t have to tell anyone here that this is a difficult moment in the modern history of our country. We have never crossed something like that, but despair is not an option. Arresting and hiding under the sheets is not acceptable. It is too at stake.” Next Tuesday the senator should keep another speech in Bakersfield, California. That if before not climbing back on stage like another glory of rock.
