Probably the most consequential cameo of Coachella up to now 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 nation faces some very tough challenges. The way forward for what occurs to America relies upon your technology,” Sanders stated. “You’ll be able to flip away and ignore what goes on, however should you do, you do it at your individual 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 combat for the atmosphere, ladies’s rights and peace in Gaza.
The crowds heartily booed the primary point out of President Trump (“I agree,” Sanders stated in response).
“He thinks that local weather change is a hoax. He’s dangerously improper, and also you and I are going to have to face as much as the fossil gasoline trade and inform them to cease destroying this planet.”
Recognizing the urgency of the second for Clairo’s fan base, he reminded them that “in lots of states politicians [are] making an attempt to remove ladies’s rights to manage their very own physique,” he continued. “We want you to face up and combat for ladies’s rights.”
Then he performed his equal of his best hits — railing towards billionaires like Elon Musk.
“We now have an economic system as we speak that’s working very nicely for the billionaire class however not for working households. We now have a healthcare system that’s damaged. Healthcare is a human proper.”
Then he introduced out Clairo, who Sanders stated has “used her prominence to combat for ladies’s rights and to try to finish the horrible and brutal battle in Gaza.”
Most followers in all probability got here to Coachella to flee the grimness of politics as we speak. However as at all times, politics will comply with them anyway, and Sanders made it really feel longing for the trustworthy.
