Booker Grabs Spotlight in Marathon Senate Speech Slamming Trump
- N.J. senator started lengthy speech around 7 p.m. on Monday
- Democrats look for fresh ways to fight back in the Trump era
Cory Booker speaks on the Senate floor in this photo supplied by Senate Television on April 1, 2025.
Source: Senate Television/AP PhotoSen. Cory Booker is delivering a marathon speech critical of President Donald Trump, holding the Senate floor overnight as he and other Democrats seek to address the clamor among party loyalists to fight harder and more visibly against administration policies.
Beginning his speech around 7 p.m. on Monday, Booker (D-N.J.) slammed Trump’s policies on health care, immigration, national security and many other topics. He sought to cast the president as a detriment to the American public. Democrats were still holding the floor late this morning with no plan to relent.