Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez officially endorsed Sen. Bernie Sanders for president on Saturday.
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Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez held their first 2020 campaign rally together on Saturday, drawing a diverse crowd of over 25,000 to Long Island City, Queens. Ocasio-Cortez used the occasion to officially endorse Sanders for president. Scroll down to see photos of the event.Visit Business Insider’s homepage for more stories.QUEENS, NY — Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez held their first 2020 campaign rally on Saturday, drawing a diverse crowd of over 25,000 to Long Island City, Queens. Ocasio-Cortez used the occasion to officially endorse Sanders for president. “It wasn’t until I heard of a man by the name of Bernie Sanders that I began to question, and assert, and recognize my inherent value as a human being that deserves healthcare, housing, education, and a living wage,” the 30-year-old lawmaker said during her speech.Read more: How Bernie Sanders’ heart attack helped convince Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to publicly endorse him, after months of indecisionIt was a warm and sunny in Queensbridge Park, where the two native New Yorkers were joined by a host of local progressive politicians in a stage in the middle of Queensbridge Park, just outside Ocasio-Cortez’s district. Here’s how the event unfolded.
Rally attendees streamed through the streets of Long Island City from the subway.
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The rally took place in park right along the Hudson River and just below the Queensboro Bridge.
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More than 25,000 people attended the rally on a sunny, 60-degree afternoon.
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People yelled intermittently, “Bernie’s back!”
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