# Bernie Sanders, AOC join Washington marchers to ‘defend the vote’

https://mins.news/en/item/36453

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-29 05:27 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/8/29/bernie-sanders-aoc-join-marchers-in-washington-to-defend-the?traffic_source=rss

> Thousands marched in Washington, DC, invoking Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy on the 63rd anniversary of his “I have a dream” speech. They warned that voting rights and other civil liberties are under threat.

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