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
There are heroes and there are legends heroes get remembered, but legends never die.
Black power! Thank you for stepping up to make the world a better place!