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See AOC, Bernie Sanders Introduce the Strokes at Queens Concert

Sanders praised the band’s activism and urged the audience to vote before introducing the group.

See AOC, Bernie Sanders Introduce the Strokes at Queens Concert
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This article1 analysis · Oct 9, 2026
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Bernie Sanders appeared at a Strokes concert in Queens, introduced the band and urged the audience to vote. Their remarks praised the band’s political positions and called for action against authoritarianism.

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ALSO MENTIONED  Julian Casablancas, Strokes frontman who made a quip about Sanders and whose earlier statement supporting Sanders is recalled

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Sanders and Ocasio-Cortez Appear at The Strokes’ New York Show

Outlets agree that Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez appeared at a New York concert. Sanders praised The Strokes’ political positions and urged people to vote. Left-leaning outlets focus on the concert appearance and Sanders’s praise of the band’s activism and call to vote. Right-leaning outlets present the remarks as left-wing politics at a rock show and highlight Mike Myers’s posts.

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