Bernie Sanders to livestream fireside chat

In the tradition of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s fireside chats, Bernie Sanders will on Saturday night host a livestream from his home in Burlington.

Sanders’ campaign announced the livestream just hours before it is scheduled to take place. The stream will begin at 7:30pm ET, and will be live on the Vermont Senator’s campaign website.

In the live stream, Sanders is expected to discuss his vision for the country and take questions from supporters.

The stream is a twist on Sanders’ usual style of addressing large rallies of supporters, sometimes numbering in the tens of thousands. The outbreak of the coronavirus has limited public events for candidates.

Fireside chats were a series of evening radio addresses given by FDR between 1933 and 1944. The chats were initially meant to garner Americans’ support for Roosevelt’s New Deal, but became a source of hope and security.

On Friday, Bernie Sanders’ campaign announced that Reverend Jesse Jackson Senior would be joining as special adviser for economic and foreign policy.

In a statement, the campaign said Jackson will work closely with Sanders to enact a federal jobs guarantee, and end endless wars.

Jackson is a prominent civil rights, religious and political figure, playing a pivotal role in movements for peace, civil rights, social justice and equality for more than 50 years.

The former shadow senator for the District of Columbia ran for the Democratic nomination for president in 1988, exceeding expectations, beating out candidates including Al Gore, Joe Biden and Dick Gephardt.

Jackson endorsed Sanders in Michigan last week, speaking alongside the Vermont Senator at a campaign rally before the state’s primary on Tuesday.

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