Cory booker’s anti-Trump speech on the Senate floor has lasted 14 hours and counting

Senator Cory Booker dedicated Monday night to a continuous speech on the Senate floor opposing the policies of the Trump administration. The New Jersey Democrat began his address at 7 p.m. EDT, pledging to continue speaking “for as long as I am physically able.” By 8 a.m. Tuesday,

Hewas still on his feet, wearing glasses and holding papers, occasionally taking breaks to answer questions from fellow Democrats. “I’ve been hearing from people across my state and the nation urging Congress to take more action and to acknowledge the urgency of this crisis,” Booker stated in a video shared on social media prior to his speech. “I believe we all have a duty to do something different—to create—as the late Rep. John Lewis put it—”good trouble,” and that includes me.” During his address, Booker criticized President Trump, White House senior adviser Elon Musk, and the policies he claims demonstrate a “complete disregard for the rule of law, the Constitution, and the needs of the American people.