Top Democrat Hijacks Senate Floor With Marathon All-Nighter Speech Protesting Trump

Sen.ย Cory Booker launched into a blistering all-night speech late Monday, taking aim at Presidentย Donald Trump andย Elon Musk.
Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) spoke out against Presidentย Donald Trumpย and Elon Musk on the Senate floor throughout the night after beginning his marathon speech at 7 p.m. Monday.
The senator was still speaking on the floor after 8 a.m. Tuesday, more than 13 hours after he had begun.
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) who said he planned to join Booker “for the entirety of his speech,” noted that he was “returning the favor” as Booker joined him when he “launched a filibuster to demand action on gun violence nine years ago.”
Murphy was among the Democrats who provided Booker with some relief by speaking at times to punctuate the marathon session.
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At around midnight, Booker said he would continue to speak โas long as [he is] physically ableโ using the chamberโs open floor time to command attention and spotlight Democratic concerns about the direction of the country.
โIn just 71 days, the president of the United States has inflicted so much harm on Americansโ safety, financial stability, the core foundations of our democracy and even our aspirations as a people for โ from our highest offices โ a sense of common decency,โ Booker said. โThese are not normal times in America. And they should not be treated as such in the United States Senate.โ
He continued to blast Trump and Musk for โcomplete disregard for the rule of law, the Constitution and the needs of the American people.โ
Among the key issues Booker hammered: proposed GOP cuts to Medicaid.
โIt is maddeningโฆ to create greater and greater health care crisis,โ he said, accusing Republicans of tearing down systems โwith no plan to make it better.โ
Trump has previously indicated that he will not “touch” Americans’ Social Security, Medicare, or Medicaid benefits, but wants to weed out fraud.
While technically not a filibuster โ since it hasnโt been tied to any active legislation โ Bookerโs speech threatens to delay Senate business, which is set to begin at noon.












