Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., greet the crowd together during a "Fighting Oligarchy" tour event at Arizona State University, Thursday, March 20, 2025, in Tempe, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Ocasio-Cortez accused Trump and his GOP allies of "lying to and screwing over working and middle-class Americans so that they can steal our health care, social security and veterans benefits in order to pay for their tax cuts for the billionaires and bailouts for their crypto friends."
And Sanders charged that "every day Trump is trying to take power away from Congress. He is trying to take power away from the judiciary."
"We have a message for Mr. Trump and that is, we will not allow you to move this country into an oligarchy," Sanders emphasized."We’re not going to allow you and your friend Mr. Musk and the other billionaires to wreak havoc on this country."
But the inability of Democrats in Congress, who are out of power in the White House as well as the House and Senate, to stop the majority Republicans is causing tensions within the party amid increasing calls for leaders to come up with a stronger strategy to resist Trump.
"This isn’t just about Republicans," Ocasio-Cortez told the crowd in Arizona. "We need a Democratic Party that fights harder for us. That means each and every one of us choosing and voting for Democrats and elected officials who know how to stand for the working class…I want you to look at every level of office around and support Democrats who fight, because those are the ones who can actually win against Republicans."
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks during a "Fighting Oligarchy" tour event at Arizona State University, Thursday, March 20, 2025, in Tempe, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
But it was on the minds of some of those attending the rallies.
There were chants of "primary Chuck" directed at Ocasio-Cortez at the Las Vegas rally.
And in Tempe, Cindy Garman and Pat Robinson, both of Prescott, Arizona, told Fox News that they were "really disappointed" with Schumer's move.
And Amanda Ratloff of Gilbert, Arizona, said Schumer "is not the leader we need right now. We need somebody that will actually fight back and fight for the American people and not just give in to Elon Musk and Donald Trump."
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Sanders, in his speech, vowed to fight.
"We are going to fight Trump and his oligarchy friends," he emphasized. "From the bottom of my heart I am convinced that they can be defeated."
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