Democratic Senator Booker criticized Trump for over 25 hours straight
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Wed, 02 Apr 2025 11:04:47 +0300
Bookers recordbreaking speech shocked the worldJournalists point out that for the first time in history, a Democrat managed to break the record set by the late Senator Strom Thurmond.
The latters speech, which he delivered in 1957, lasted 24 hours and 18 minutes.Although Bookers speech was not a formal disruption of the vote, it blocked the work of the Senate.The politician took to the microphone on Monday at 700 p.m.
Eastern time, vowing to speak as long as he was physically able, and, in his words, with nothing but a Bible verse in his pocket.
The marathon speech by Booker, a member of the Senate Democratic team, came at a time when his party faces growing pressure from its constituents to take a tougher stance against Trump.
During his speech, the politician drew attention to the fact that the country is in crisis.In addition, he analyzed in detail many important issues that arose after Donald Trump returned to the White House.
In just 71 days, the President of the United States has done so much damage to the safety of Americans, to financial stability, and to the fundamentals of our democracy.
These are not normal times for America.
And they should not be treated as such in the United States Senate.
Cory Booker Democratic U.S.
Senator
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