Jane Fonda endorses ‘climate candidate’ Bernie Sanders before leading star-studded rally in LA
Jane Fonda has ‘indirectly’ endorsed Bernie Sanders for the presidency.
‘We have to get a climate president in office, and there’s only one right now, and that’s Bernie Sanders,’ the 82-year-old explained to USA Today.
‘So, I’m indirectly saying I believe you have to support the climate candidate,’ said Jane, who has famously racked up multiple arrests at recent climate protests.
Making her voice heard: Jane Fonda has ‘indirectly’ endorsed Bernie Sanders for the presidency, she said before her environmental rally in Los Angeles this Friday (pictured)
In fact, she spoke to the newspaper just before one of her star-studded environmental rallies, this time in the Los Angeles Harbor Region on Friday.
Her Grace And Frankie co-stars Lily Tomlin and Sam Waterston were also at the rally amid such names as Rosanna Arquette, Diane Lane and Lana Parrilla.
Before declaring her support for Bernie, Jane had given money to Amy Klobuchar and Elizabeth Warren, who have now both dropped out of the race.
Sam’s prior candidate Michael Bloomberg is also out, so Sam told USA Today he is now for Joe Biden whom he argued ‘is the easiest man to like in politics, bar none.’
Still going strong: ‘So, I’m indirectly saying I believe you have to support the climate candidate,’ said Jane, who has famously racked up multiple arrests at recent climate protests
Taking a stand: ‘So, I’m indirectly saying I believe you have to support the climate candidate,’ said Jane, who has famously racked up multiple arrests at recent climate protests
Place to be: In fact, she spoke to the newspaper just before one of her star-studded environmental rallies, this time in the Los Angeles Harbor Region on Friday
Jane has hit the headlines for her climate activism and racked up a string of arrests late last year while engaging in climate protests in Washington, D.C.
Her arrests featured an array of celebrity guest-stars including Sam, Rosanna and Diane, as well as Catherine Keener and Sally Field.
Luckily for Jane a judge in the capital arrived at an arrangement with her lawyer that lets her out of a court date or even community service.
Her end of the bargain is that she must avoid getting arrested for three months while in Los Angeles – but after that, she wants to start getting booked by police again.
By the way: Her Grace And Frankie co-stars Lily Tomlin and Sam Waterston (left) were also at the rally amid such names as Rosanna Arquette (right), Diane Lane and Lana Parrilla
Meanwhile: Sam’s prior candidate Michael Bloomberg is also out, so Sam told USA Today he is now for Joe Biden whom he argued ‘is the easiest man to like in politics, bar none’
‘We’re protesting an existential threat that could determine the future of human life on the planet, basically,’ said Jane, who wants fossil fuel emissions halved within the decade and completely eliminated by the next three.
The Klute star, who said she is ‘avoiding shaking hands’ because of coronavirus, was seen fist-bumping one of her fellow protesters that day.
Jane has been at the forefront of celebrity activism since the Vietnam War, which she staunchly opposed, resulting in great controversy.
During the summer of 1972 Jane was snapped in Hanoi sitting on a North Vietnamese antiaircraft gun used against Americans.
Loyal comrades: Jane’s climate arrests in D.C. featured an array of celebrity guest-stars including Sam, Rosanna and Diane, as well as Catherine Keener and Sally Field
On the go: ‘We’re protesting an existential threat that could determine the future of human life on the planet, basically,’ said Jane at the rally
That photo earned her lifelong infamy as ‘Hanoi Jane,’ and she has been protested by military veterans ever since, though some ex-military have also supported her.
During her 1972 trip to enemy territory, she also participated in propaganda broadcasts from the North Vietnamese Army’s station Radio Hanoi.
While speaking on Radio Hanoi she intimated that U.S. servicemen should disobey their orders – though she said on 60 Minutes decades later that she was merely ‘asking them to consider it.’
Side by side: Jane is pictured at Friday’s protest with Lily, whom she has been starring with on Grace And Frankie since 2015
Staying safe: The Klute star, who said she is ‘avoiding shaking hands’ because of coronavirus, was seen fist-bumping one of her fellow protesters that day
After returning to the United States, she said in an 1973 interview quoted by the New York Times that the torture of American prisoners of war was ‘understandable.’
She told KNBC-TV: ‘These men were bombing and strafing and napalming the country. If a prisoner tried to escape, it is quite understandable that he would probably be beaten and tortured.’
Jane’s only son Troy was named after Viet Cong bomber Nguyễn Văn Trỗi, who attempted to assassinate U.S. Defense Secretary Robert McNamara.
Speaking up: Jane has been at the forefront of celebrity activism since the Vietnam War, which she staunchly opposed, resulting in great controversy
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