Hundreds of thousands of people have gathered at Bernie Sanders ‘ “fighting elite” rallies all over the country as one of the most vocal opponents to US President Donald Trump.
On Saturday, supporters flooded the Gloria Molina Grand Park in Los Angeles as politicians, union representatives, and musical acts took to the stage before Smith and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez ‘ remarks.
Smith addressed the enthralling crowd,” The largest march we have ever had,” saying,” There are 36, 000 of you.
Donald Trump and Elon Musk are “very nerve” because of your existence here now.
The self-described communist, an impartial who has never been a member of the Democratic Party, has been drawing crowds for his global “fighting oligarchy” travel over the past two decades.
His progressive, leftist language has gained support from those who oppose Trump’s procedures and those who are depressed by established Democrats ‘ lack of political opposition to him.
On Saturday, folk rock star Neil Young led the LA group in chanting” Get America Back”! while he was playing the electric guitar.
Female singer-songwriter Maggie Rogers dubbed the occasion” Berniechella,” a smile to the enormous Coachella music event taking place in the American desert.
Americans “need hope,” said Alex Powell, a 28-year-old art educator in the market.
She told AFP,” I’m truly disappointed by the Democrats ‘ reply. I want more outrage and more action from their side.”
-” Traumatized”-
According to Powell,” Donald Trump’s fresh expression is distressing, it’s really scary,” describing how some of her middle school students were” traumatized” after one of their families was deported from the United States under Trump’s anti-immigrant plan.
Smith addressed a number of grievances, including Trump’s significant cuts to federal money and threats to research and care.
Elon Musk, the man behind Tesla and X, received shouts from the audience.
Trump has given the West African tycoon a major task of drastically reducing government spending, which is a symbol for Sanders supporters of the corrupting effect of prosperity in politics.
Vera Loh, 27, told AFP that Sanders was “right the entire way.”
” The cooperation of politics and money has had bad effects.”
Since Trump’s beat of Kamala Harris for president in November, Loh, a housekeeper, said she was shocked by the apathy of some Democratic leaders.
Loh claimed that the group focused too much on immigrants.
We simply become lost in identification elections if people don’t perceive it as a class warfare.
She told AFP that she wanted politicians to consider that” we want higher give, we want accommodation, we want to be able to obtain things.”
-” Autocratic community”-
Smith said on Saturday,” We are living in a situation where a handful of billionaires control the economic and political career of our land.”
Trump, according to him, is “rapidly moving the United States toward an autocratic form of society.”
At a time when the party is at an all-time lower in the elections, the lawmaker from Vermont wants to encourage new politicians to run for office without using the Democratic brand.
Smith has taken Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a rising democratic, under his wing, and has no plans to run for president in 2028.
No matter if you disagree with me on some issues, no subject your race, religion, sex, identification, or position… The 35-year-old lawmaker told the audience on Saturday,” I hope you see that this activity is about school solidarity rather than political names or beauty tests.”
Former Republican follower Lesley Henderson told AFP,” She would make a great national candidate.”
The 52-year-old medical assistant was attending the second political protest of her life with her husband, depressed by the media since January.
She expressed concern over Trump’s claims of a third term that is unconstitutional, adding,” I really hope it’s not too late.”
What makes us believe there might even be midterm elections or a subsequent presidential poll if no one is standing up and saying something?
