Booker warned voters and social media followers of what his intentions were and mentioned how Trump’s potential tariffs are going to cause more harm.
New Jersey Democratic Sen. Cory Booker took a stand, speaking out against President Donald Trump’s dangerous policies for over 13 hours on the House floor.
Sen. Cory Booker has been speaking on the Senate floor since 7 pm Monday, & still going. Standing against what he calls a crisis, he reminds us: “The power of the people is greater than the people in power.” Accountability starts with us—we must continue to speak TRUTH to POWER! pic.twitter.com/bclvI27yXB— Ben Crump (@AttorneyCrump) April 1, 2025
Ahead of his speech, Booker warned voters and social media followers of his intentions and mentioned how Trump’s potential tariffs will cause more harm. “I’m going to be speaking about what Donald Trump is doing to our nation, and now, with this tariff, we are going to see more reckless steps taken that are gonna raise more prices for Americans and cost our economy even more,” he said.
“So many things that I’ll be detailing in this speech and so its my plan to continue to go for as long as we possibly can.”
It’s been over 13 hours since I started speaking, and I intend to stay on the Senate floor as long as I’m physically able. I’m here to do my job, as a Senator from New Jersey, to lift the voices of Americans who are being harmed by President Trump. I’m am speaking up. pic.twitter.com/dCjhYAP8NL— Sen. Cory Booker (@SenBooker) April 1, 2025
He continued, saying he hopes to use his voice to “do what people are calling” on him to do.
His speech caught the attention of some Fox News anchors, who claimed Booker was using his time for “national attention” and his fans. Some analysts were heard saying that some of his talking points—like tax cuts for the rich—aren’t true.
However, Booker received more support than criticism from Black political colleagues, including Rep. Jasmine Crockett and Florida’s 14th Congressional District nominee Mike Harvey. “Senator Booker is representing the people of his district. For other other elected Democrats who don’t know what that means, he is doing his JOB,” Harvey wrote on X.
“Take notes.”
Source: Black Enterprise
