16-04-2025
Group in opposition to ‘Fighting Oligarchy' Bakersfield event rallies outside arena
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — On Tuesday, April 15, two major American political figures stopped by Bakersfield gathering a crowd of more than 4 thousand including Republican voters who called the progressive duos rally a 'Bakersfield Block Party.'
Kern County Trump supporters gathered in protest on Truxtun Avenue across from the convention center and Bernie Sander's and AOC's 'Fighting Oligarchy' rally.
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'I'm here because I support our great president. I support what he's doing. He's got the courage to do what nobody else has done. And I believe in standing up against liars and that's what we've got over here. God Bless America.'
Dressed in MAGA gear and waving American flags to show their support of President Trump, attendees voiced one particular concern, that Sanders and AOC were bussing in out-of-town supporters to inflate rally attendance.
This as Sanders, Cortez and other prominent local Democratics sharply criticized the president's policies.
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