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U.S. NEWS Monday 27 May 2019

Bernie Sanders holds first home state rally of 2020 campaign

By LISA RATHKE he’s a healer, he’s a uni- Sanders kicked off his pre-
Associated Press fier and yes, he’s been vious presidential cam-
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — consistent,” said Welch. paign in Vermont in 2015
Presidential hopeful Sen. “He’s been consistent in but chose not to launch his
Bernie Sanders held his first his friendships, he’s been 2020 run in his home state.
home state rally of his 2020 consistent in his advocacy He held his first campaign
campaign, telling a large for Vermont and he has rally in Brooklyn in early
crowd on the Vermont been consistent in his ad- March.
Statehouse lawn that his vocacy for the opportuni- On Saturday, grammy win-
ideas that seemed radical ties for all Americans and ning singer and songwriter
to some in the last presi- it is about time that we get Brandi Carlile performed.
dential election — such as a president of the United Linda Grantham of Water-
health care for all and rais- States who knows where bury Center, Vermont, at-
ing the minimum wage — he comes from and who tended to see Sanders in
are not so radical today. he’s for.” person.q
Sanders on Saturday asked
for support to help him to Presidential hopeful Sen. Bernie Sanders held his first home state
defeat President Donald rally of his 2020 campaign on Saturday, May 25, 2019, in front of
Trump, who he called “the the Statehouse in Montpelier, VT.
most dangerous president Associated Press
in the history of this coun- Sanders also said he’s op- got his political start in a
try.” posed to going to war with narrow victory in the may-
“The principals of our gov- Iran as he was opposed to or’s race in Vermont’s larg-
ernment will be based on the Iraq war and the Viet- est city of Burlington nearly
justice, economic justice, nam war. 40 years ago.
racial justice, social justice U.S. Rep. Peter Welch and Sanders was always for a
and environmental jus- Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream higher minimum wage,
tice,” he told the cheering co-founder Ben Cohen equality, health care for all,
crowd. “Our campaign touted Sanders’ consistent and affordable, accessible
and our government is message and his achieve- and free higher education,
about bringing our people ments in the state where said Welch, a Democrat.
together, not dividing us.” the independent senator “Bernie Sanders is a doer,

10 wounded as gunmen open fire

outside New Jersey bar

Associated Press
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — At
least two gunmen fired into
a crowd outside a bar in
New Jersey’s capital city,
wounding 10 people, two
critically, but the motive for
the shooting remains un-
known, authorities said.
Mercer County Prosecutor
Angelo Onofri said a vehi-
cle pulled up to the corner This photo provided by 3 CBS Philadelphia shows police
outside Ramoneros Liquor canvasing the scene of a shooting in Trenton, N.J. on Saturday,
and Bar in Trenton at about May 25, 2019.
12:25 a.m. Saturday and Associated Press
when the shooters fired the others were in stable and then it turned into a
more than 30 shots be- condition. Police Direc- night of violence.” She said
fore fleeing. Five men and tor Sheilah Coley said the police were looking at sur-
five women were taken 10 victims — eight Trenton veillance footage and try-
to a hospital with gunshot residents, one person from ing to identify the vehicle.
wounds. Two of the male Ewing Township and one State police were now pro-
victims were listed in critical from Willingboro — were viding help in patrolling the
but stable condition while “just out for a night of fun city, she said. q