April 2, 2025
US Senator Cory Booker breaks a record with 25-hour anti-Trump Speech
US Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) walks to journalists after a floor speech on the Senate in the US Capitol on April 1st 2025.-AFP The US Democratic Legislator destroyed a record for the biggest speech in the Senate’s history on Tuesday, remaining on his feet for more than 25 hours to give a fiery protest against President Donald Trump’s “unconstitutional” actions. Senator Cory Booker’s resistance event – to keep the floor, had to stay standing and could not even go to the bathroom – reminded the famous scene in Frank Capra’s 1939 film “Mr. Smith goes to Washington”. The longest speech
