Recently nearly 7,500 packed an arena in Missoula, Montana to attend a Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders "Fighting Oligarchy" rally.
He was accompanied by New York Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio Cortez. They criticized the influence of billionaires in U.S. politics and cuts to federal agencies and programs made by President Donald Trump and Elon Musk. Montana was just one of several Red States being targeted by the well-funded and well-organized nationwide tour which discusses how to combat the “oligarchs and corporate interests that have so much power and influence in this country.”
“Taking on oligarchy is enormously difficult,” Sanders told the crowd, according to The Montana Free Press.
That difficulty is due in part, Sanders said, because oligarchs “own most of the media.”
Brigitte Gabriel is founder and chairman of ACT for America, and the bestselling author of "Rise."
"The Left right now is so activated, and the apathy on the right is heartbreaking. It's frightening that grassroots on the Left are organizing in such a massive way right now that we on the Right need to understand that just because we elected President Trump does not mean we can all go to sleep right now, and President Trump is going to fix everything,” she said.
Gabriel notes that 2026 is right around the corner.
"We're worried about the upcoming midterm elections. The Left is organizing, while the Right is now already asleep with apathy. If we don't wake up right now and keep the same passion, the same engagement, the same level of volunteerism with your local political groups, whether it's the Tea Party, the Republican Party, the MAGA parties … If you volunteered during the election, before the election, continue volunteering now because it's going to be a fight in one year."
