Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., one of the country’s leading progressives, delivered an impromptu speech onstage at the Coachella music festival in California on Saturday night in which he implored young people to oppose President Donald Trump’s policies.

Sanders, who had spoken earlier in the evening at a packed rally in downtown Los Angeles as part of a Western tour, made his comments before introducing singer-songwriter Clairo.

“This country faces some very difficult challenges, and the future of what happens to America is dependent upon your generation,” Sanders, 83, said during his brief address, which received cheers from the crowd. “We need you to stand up to fight for justice, to fight for economic justice, social justice and racial justice.”

When Sanders mentioned the president of the United States, the audience booed, and the senator said, “I agree.”

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