"I am back," Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders said Saturday, as he spoke to over 25,000 people at a rally in New York City that featured Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who endorsed the Vermont senator's White House bid.
Watch video of the event below:
Watch video of the event below:
The "Bernie's Back" event, which kicked off shortly after 1 pm in Queensbridge Park in Queens, marked the campaign's first rally since Sanders was hospitalized for a heart attack earlier this month. Sanders told the crowd he was "more ready than ever to carry on with you the epic struggle that we face today" and "more than ready to assume the office of president of the United States."
On Saturday afternoon, the hashtag #BerniesBack was trending in the U.S.
On Saturday afternoon, the hashtag #BerniesBack was trending in the U.S.
Ocasio-Cortez's endorsement was reported earlier this week by the Washington Post.
The capacity for the rally was 20,000, but so many people came the campaign had to turn people away, said Sanders. According to the campaign, nearly 26,000 people were in attendance.
"Our priority is not only defeating Donald Trump," Ocasio-Cortez told the crowd. "It's defeating the system of which he is a symptom."
"Our priority is not only defeating Donald Trump," Ocasio-Cortez told the crowd. "It's defeating the system of which he is a symptom."
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