Sen. Cory Booker gives all-night speech denouncing Trump, Musk
New Jersey Senator Cory Booker took the floor of the Senate at 7 p.m. Monday and continued almost uninterrupted until 9 a.m. and counting with a wide-ranging denunciation of Trump’s first 10 …
Sen. Cory Booker Tuesday gave an all-night speech at the Capitol denouncing President Trump and billionaire Elon Musk.
The New Jersey lawmaker took the floor of the Senate at 7 p.m. Monday and continued almost uninterrupted until 9 a.m. and counting with a wide-ranging denunciation of Trump’s first 10 weeks in office, which he called a shocking departure from American values.
“I rise with the intention of disrupting the normal business of the United States Senate for as long as I am physically able. I believe sincerely that our nation is in crisis,” Booker said as he launched the marathon stemwinder.
“In just 71 days, the president of the United States has inflicted so much harm on Americans’ safety, financial stability, the core foundations of our democracy,” the former mayor of Newark said. “These are not normal times in America, and they should not be treated as such.”
Booker called out Trump for his norm-busting policies including mass deportation of immigrants without any due process and his effort to slash government spending that was already approved by Congress.
He went on through the night as the chamber emptied out and after dawn as a handful of his Democratic colleagues return to lend their support.
Sen. Cory Booker. (Tierney L. Cross/Getty Images)“We’re marching through, (it’s been) 13 hours and I got more in the tank,” Booker said. “It reminds me of all the times our constitution has been tested. These things should be obvious. … It’s wrong.”
Unlike other long speeches in Senate history, Booker’s speech was not a filibuster because he was not blocking legislation or a nomination. No other senators were required to be present but staffers and U.S. Capitol police officers had to work through the night to accommodate him.
Booker took brief breaks during his long speech to take questions from his Democratic fellow lawmakers, while insisting that he “retained the floor.”
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer was the first to pose what senators admitted were “softball” questions to Booker.
“Give us a little feeling for the strength and conviction that drive you to do this unusual taking of the floor for a long time to let the people know how bad these things are going to be,” Schumer said as night fell Monday evening.
“You’re literally holding vigil for our nation,” Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Georgia) told Booker as the clock ticked toward 9 a.m. Tuesday morning.
“You’re like an alarm clock for this country,” Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minnesota) added.
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