Cory Booker is on the Senate floor, delivering a lengthy speech. How long can it last, and why?
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At 7 p.m. ET, the Democrat from New Jersey addressed the Senate floor to launch into a lengthy tirade criticizing Elon Musk and the Trump administration. Sen. Ted Cruz is one of the lawmakers who has previously made such comments.
On the Senate floor, U.S. Senator Cory Booker has begun what he says will be a lengthy speech.
Booker started attacking Elon Musk and President Donald Trump at 7 p.m. ET on Monday.
Earlier in the day, Booker wrote on X, "I am going to the Senate floor because Donald Trump and Elon Musk have exhibited a blatant contempt for the rule of law, the Constitution, and the demands of the American people."
He declared, "I am not going to stop standing, I am not going to stop speaking." "As long as I am physically capable of continuing, I will."
Booker claimed that the president had "done so much harm on Americans’ safety, financial stability, the essential pillars of our democracy" after he took the Senate floor.
He declared, "I am here tonight because I genuinely think that our nation is in trouble."
Despite the U.S. Constitution's two-term restriction on the nation's highest office, Trump declared on Sunday that he was committed to seeking a third term.
In an interview with NBC News on Sunday, Trump cited his polling data as proof that "a lot of people would prefer me to" serve another term. In his first few weeks in office, Trump's approval ratings are among the lowest in modern history, only surpassed by his own in 2017.
Here are the details of Booker's lengthy speech, its potential duration, and the reasons it is not considered a filibuster.
Who is Cory Booker?
Since 2013, Cory Booker, the first Black person to serve as a U.S. Senator, has represented New Jersey.
Raised in New Jersey, the Democrat from Washington, D.C., earned his bachelor's and master's degrees at Stanford University before graduating from Yale Law School in 1997. Prior to that, he was Newark's mayor from 2006 to 2013.
Is the speech by Cory Booker considered a filibuster?
Since Cory Booker is not trying to stop a nomination or piece of legislation from passing, his speech is not regarded as a filibuster.
