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Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders<\/a> introduced Clairo on Saturday at Coachella<\/a> 2025, addressing the crowd with a politically charged speech.<\/p>\n Speaking to the\u00a0thousands in attendance, plus many more streaming the festival online, he called on young people in the USA<\/a> to take action and \u201cstand up for justice\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cThis country faces some very difficult challenges, and the future of what happens to America depends on your generation,\u201d he said. \u201cYou can turn away and ignore what goes on, but if you do that, you do it at your own peril.\u201d<\/p>\n Sanders went on to criticise President Donald Trump\u2019s<\/a> record on climate change, saying: \u201c[Trump] thinks climate change is a hoax. He is dangerously wrong.\u201d<\/p>\n He also criticised politicians \u201ctrying to take away a woman\u2019s right to control her own body\u201d, as well as the USA\u2019s \u201chealthcare system that is broken\u201d, and called on those listening to \u201cstand up to the insurance companies and drug companies and understand that healthcare is a human right\u201d.<\/p>\n To introduce Clairo to the stage, Sanders praised the Charm<\/em> Clairo, whose real name is Claire Cottrill, released her third album Charm <\/em>last year. It led to her highest charting album to date, debuting at number eight on the Billboard 200 chart. In 2022, she wore a t-shirt that read: \u201cBans Off Our Bodies\u201d while performing at Glastonbury Festival, as well as performing at Palestine and Sudan benefit concerts in New Jersey and London.<\/p>\n Watch Sen. Bernie Sanders\u2019s full address below.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Isaac Muk is Huck\u2019s digital editor. Follow him on Bluesky<\/a>.<\/strong><\/em><\/em><\/strong> Buy your copy of Huck 81 here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/em><\/em><\/p>\n Enjoyed this article? Follow Huck on Instagram<\/a> and sign up to our newsletter<\/a> for more from the cutting edge of sport, music and counterculture.<\/strong><\/em><\/em><\/p>\n Support stories like this by becoming a member of Club Huck<\/a>.<\/strong><\/em><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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