It was Booker’s first in-person event in his home state since his speech this week, where he held the Senate floor for 25 hours and 5 minutes in opposition to Trump’s policies. In doing so, he broke the record for the longest floor speech, which was set by segregationist Sen. Strom Thurmond in opposition to the Civil Rights Act of 1957.

New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker took to the Senate floor at 7 p.m. on Monday, March 31 and did not yield the floor for more than 25 hours.

The lawmaker who's been holding the Senate floor with a lengthy speech railing against President Donald Trump's Republican agenda is a New Jersey Democrat who once found common ground with the president during his first term.

Booker is an effective messenger, a gifted orator, incredibly smart. My question is what do the Democrats want in their next nominee. Last time Booker ran, the Democrats were filled with hate and rage for then-candidate Donald Trump.

Cory Booker, the New Jersey Senator who hasn’t been indicted or convicted for corruption (that actually is an accomplishment, if you think about it, but then it’s still early, so…), rambled on about,

Cory Booker, New Jersey’s senior senator, took to a podium on the floor of the Senate chamber and refused to yield for 25 straight hours. As you can imagine, over the course of his day-long speech, or the “Fili-Booker” as the internet has taken to calling it,