Cory Booker gives marathon Senate speech to protest Trump policies

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Source: Axios

6 hours ago


Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) launched a marathon speech on the Senate floor Tuesday evening (sic) to protest Trump administration policies and vowed to speak for "as long as I am physically able to."

The big picture: Booker said in video posted to media ahead of his speech that began at 7pm ET that he was heading to the Senate floor because President Trump and Elon Musk "have shown a complete disregard for the rule of law, the Constitution, and the needs of the American people."

For the record: The speech that was still going after 11pm ET isn't technically a filibuster. That's because filibusters are "designed to prolong debate and delay or prevent a vote on a bill, resolution, amendment, or other debatable question," per a Senate post.

What they're saying: "I rise with the intention of disrupting the normal business of the United States Senate for as long as I am physically able," Booker said at the start of his speech.

"I rise tonight because I believe sincerely that our country is in crisis."

Representatives for the White House did not immediately respond to Axios' request for comment in the evening.

Read more: https://www.axios.com/2025/04/01/cory-booker-senate-speech-trump-protest-watch

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(NOTE: he started MONDAY evening and is STILL going at post time Tuesday morning ET)

They should ALL do this to gum up the works. The "master" of this used to be Robert Byrd (D-WV), who would rotate in his recitations of historic events - one in particular being about Hannibal.