US Senator Delivers Record-Breaking 25-Hour Senate Speech Protesting Trump — WATCH

Cory Booker, a Democratic senator, delivered a record-breaking 25-hour Senate speech to protest President Trump's policies, citing John Lewis's call for "good trouble" in times of crisis.

US Senator Cory Booker gave the longest speech in Senate history (File photo)

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US senator and democrat Cory Booker on Tuesday gave the longest speech in Senate history to protest against President Donald Trump's policies.

On Monday night, Booker stood on the Senate floor and declared that he would stay there for as long as he was "physically able."  The 55-year-old senator didn't finish his remarks and hobble off the floor until 25 hours and 5 minutes. It became the longest continuous Senate floor address in the history of the chamber.  Other Democrats helped Booker by asking him questions on the Senate floor, which allowed him to take a break from speaking.

Live from the Senate floor. https://t.co/ZQaixCC8AF

— Sen. Cory Booker (@SenBooker) April 1, 2025

The previous record was held by Republican Senator Strom Thurmond, who spoke for 24 hours and 18 minutes against the Civil Rights Act in 1957.

Booker, who lost his bid for the 2020 Democratic Party presidential nomination, opened his remarks Monday night by quoting Congressman and late civil rights leader John Lewis, who urged Americans to engage into "good trouble, necessary trouble."

What Booker Said?

Trump came under fire from Booker for reforming healthcare programs, cutting funding, laying off workers, and implementing other measures that put the "country into a crisis."

“What has happened in the last 71 days is a patent demonstration of a time where John Lewis’ call to everyone has, I think, become more urgent and more pressing,” said Booker.

“And if I think it is a call for our country, I have to ask myself how am I living these words. So tonight I rise with the intention of getting in some ‘good trouble.’ I rise with the intention of disrupting the normal business of the United States Senate for as long as I am physically able. I rise tonight because I believe sincerely that our country is in crisis.”