U.S. Senator Cory Booker Breaks Record With 25-Hour Protest Speech

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US Senator Cory Booker has broken the record for the longest Senate speech after he held the floor for over 25 hours in protest against President Donald Trump’s policies.

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00:00U.S. Senator Cory Booker has broken the record for the longest Senate speech after he held

00:06the floor for over 25 hours in protest against U.S. President Donald Trump's policies.

00:12In just 71 days, the President of the United States has inflicted so much harm on Americans'

00:18safety, financial stability, the core foundations of our democracy, and even our aspirations

00:29as a people for, from our highest offices, a sense of common decency.

00:36These are not normal times in America.

00:41Booker, who's the fourth-ranking Democrat in the Senate, said Trump is threatening the

00:46American people and democracy and urged people to do more.

00:51Democrats rallied behind him as he broke the previous record held by a Republican speaking

00:55against the Civil Rights Act in 1957.

00:59The speech comes as Trump prepares to levy blanket tariffs and amid continued efforts

01:03to shrink the federal government.

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