Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders has urged graduating college students in New York City to stand up and fight back if they don't like the state of current events. Sanders said at Brooklyn College's commencement on Tuesday that doing so is the "only rational choice."
Senator Sanders said the graduates do not have "the moral right" to turn their backs on "saving this planet and saving future generations."
The former Democratic presidential candidate hails from Brooklyn and attended the college for a year.
He called out the Republican leadership in Congress for wanting to cut social programs while giving tax breaks to the wealthiest.
Sanders urged graduates to stand together and not let demagogues divide the country — and to think big.
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