Bernie Sanders surprises Coachella, warns fans against ignoring Trump: 'Turn away at your own peril'

The astir consequential cameo of Coachella truthful acold was an unbilled impermanent slot from Sen. Bernie Sanders.

Fresh disconnected a packed rally astatine Gloria Molina Grand Park successful downtown L.A. that drew tens of thousands, Sanders (flanked by congressman Maxwell Frost, a Gen Z inheritor of his vision), spoke conscionable up of Clairo’s Outdoor Theater acceptable astatine 8:15 p.m.

“This state faces immoderate precise hard challenges. The aboriginal of what happens to America is babelike upon your generation,” Sanders said. “You tin crook distant and disregard what goes on, but if you do, you bash it astatine your ain peril.”

Sanders advocated for the young Coachella crowds to not springiness successful to despair astatine the existent Trump administration, and to retrieve they’re inactive successful the combat for the environment, women’s rights and bid successful Gaza.

The crowds heartily booed the archetypal notation of President Trump (“I agree,” Sanders said successful response).

Sen. Bernie Sanders, left, and Rep. Maxwell Frost astatine the Coachella euphony festival connected Saturday successful Indio.

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“He thinks that clime alteration is simply a hoax. He is dangerously wrong, and you and I are going to person to basal up to the fossil substance manufacture and archer them to halt destroying this planet.”

Recognizing the urgency of the infinitesimal for Clairo’s instrumentality base, helium reminded them that “in galore states politicians [are] trying to instrumentality distant women’s rights to power their ain body,” helium continued. “We request you to basal up and combat for women’s rights.”

Then helium played his equivalent of his top hits — railing against billionaires similar Elon Musk.

“We person an system contiguous that’s moving precise good for the billionaire people but not for moving families. We person a healthcare strategy that’s broken. Healthcare is simply a quality right.”

Then helium brought retired Clairo, who Sanders said has “used her prominence to combat for women’s rights and to effort and extremity the unspeakable and brutal warfare successful Gaza.”

Most fans astir apt came to Coachella to flight the grimness of authorities today. But arsenic always, authorities volition travel them anyway, and Sanders made it consciousness hopeful for the faithful.