Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) speaks during a “Repeal the TrumpTax” stop Friday, Feb. 23, 2018, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. (photo/Cindy Hadish)
By Cindy Hadish
Veterans Memorial Coliseum was the site of the “Repeal the TrumpTax” stop in Cedar Rapids. (photo/Cindy Hadish)
CEDAR RAPIDS – An adoring crowd greeted Sen. Bernie Sanders back to Cedar Rapids, during a “Repeal the TrumpTax” tour of the Midwest.
Sounding much like his presidential campaign rallies of 2016, Sanders (I-Vt.) spoke to hundreds of supporters Friday, Feb. 23, at Veterans Memorial Coliseum.
“Now is not the time for despair,” Sanders said, sounding his call for a political revolution.
While touching on gun control and other issues, the main theme of the evening was calling for a repeal of the tax legislation that Sanders and other speakers said gives massive tax breaks to millionaires, billionaires and wealthy corporations at the expense of working class families.
Sanders warned that Republicans will go after Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security next to make up for the tax breaks to the “top 1 percent.”
He plans similar rallies in Wisconsin and Michigan this weekend.
See images of Bernie Sanders during a previous visit to Cedar Rapids and more photos from tonight’s event, below:
Temperatures were seasonal as supporters of Bernie Sanders made their way to his tour stop in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. (photo/Cindy Hadish)
Supporters of Sen. Bernie Sanders enter Veterans Memorial Coliseum on Friday, Feb. 23, 2018. (photo/Cindy Hadish)
T-shirts are sold outside Veterans Memorial Coliseum. (photo/Cindy Hadish)
Cedar Rapids City Council member Dale Todd speaks during the Repeal the TrumpTax event at Veterans Memorial Coliseum. (photo/Cindy Hadish)
A supporter holds a sign during the Repeal the TrumpTax stop in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. (photo/Cindy Hadish)
Bernie Sanders supporters meet at the entrance to Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. (photo/Cindy Hadish)
Popcorn Heaven owner ReShonda Young of Waterloo speaks during the Repeal the TrumpTax event in Cedar Rapids. (photo/Cindy Hadish)
Members of the media work during the Bernie Sanders event Feb. 23, 2018, in Cedar Rapids. (photo/Cindy Hadish)
Supporters cheer for Sen. Bernie Sanders during a Repeal the TrumpTax tour stop in Cedar Rapids. (photo/Cindy Hadish)
An Obama supporter listens during the Repeal the TrumpTax tour stop in Cedar Rapids. (photo/Cindy Hadish)
T-shirts with an image of Donald Trump were sold outside of Veterans Memorial Coliseum on Feb. 23, 2018. (photo/Cindy Hadish)
Damian Epps, pastor at Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church, speaks during the event at Veterans Memorial Coliseum. (photo/Cindy Hadish)
Supporters listen as Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. (photo/Cindy Hadish)
Sen. Bernie Sanders gestures during the Repeal the TrumpTax tour stop in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. (photo/Cindy Hadish)
Participants hold signs reading “Not 1 Cent” during the Repeal the TrumpTax tour stop on Feb. 23, 2018. (photo/Cindy Hadish)
High school students show their support with signs after the Repeal the TrumpTax tour stop in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. (photo/Cindy Hadish)
Good pictures, Cindy!
Thank you, Mary!