Summary
Sen. Cory Booker spoke for 25 hours and 4 minutes on the Senate floor, breaking the 1957 record held by Strom Thurmond, to protest the Trump administration’s policies.
Starting at 7 p.m. Monday, Booker criticized Trump’s actions on immigration, education, healthcare, and democracy.
Over a dozen Senate Democrats joined to support him. Unlike a filibuster, Booker’s speech wasn’t tied to a specific bill.
His emotionally charged address drew over 115,000 livestream viewers and contrasted starkly with Thurmond’s segregationist stand decades ago.
I am so glad a black man beat Strom Thurmond’s record, mostly because it would piss of Thurmond so much.
Edit: Like Jesse Owens at Hitler’s Olympics.
“Can you explain some of the issues with the current administration?”
This guy: Hold my beer.
What a legend!
and it could be summarized with Tump sucks monkey balls
Black power! Thank you for stepping up to make the world a better place!
There are heroes and there are legends heroes get remembered, but legends never die.
