In one of his first presidential campaign events, Bernie Sanders to rally at Navy Pier tonight
Elyssa CherneyContact Reporter
Chicago Tribune
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In one of his first official campaign events, Sanders, 77, is expected to speak at a rally at Nay Pier Sunday evening before traveling across the country in his latest bid to reach the White House.
The Navy Pier rally follows a similar event held Saturday at Brooklyn College in New York, where Sanders contrasted his Jewish and middle-class upbringing with that of the president’s more affluent childhood. Sanders is expected to discuss the importance of defeating Trump, whom he has called the most dangerous president in modern American history.
Doors open to the public at 5 p.m. The rally is expected to begin at 7 p.m.
Hours before the rally, the Republican National Committee said it released a Snapchat filter for the event that featured a picture of a receipt with a tally of items backed by Sanders such as the Green New Deal, tuition-free college and Medicare For All.
“Bernie Sanders’s $126+ trillion agenda will crush our nation’s economy, hike taxes for hardworking Americans, and lead to a government takeover of everything from healthcare to education,” RNC spokesman Kevin Knoth wrote in a news release.
Over the next several weeks, Sanders will crisscross the country campaigning in Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina, Nevada, California and Vermont.
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