Mr Booker goes to Washington
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New Jersey Democratic Sen. Cory Booker broke a record Tuesday evening, speaking for more than 24 hours in a marathon speech protesting the national "crisis" he said President Donald Trump and Elon Musk had created.
Booker's speech, which began Monday evening, continued for a total of 25 hours and 4 minutes, surpassing the previous record set by Sen. Strom Thurmond, who filibustered the Civil Rights Act of 1957 for 24 hours and 18 minutes.
Shortly before he broke Thurmond's record, as the Senate gallery above the chamber began filling with onlookers and staffers who had gathered to witness the historic event, Booker spoke about his relationship with Georgia Rep. John Lewis, the longtime lawmaker and icon of the civil rights movement who died in 2020..
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From yesterday:
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The livestream on Booker's TikTok was viewed by more than 300,000 people at once and had over 350 million "likes," his office said.
https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/cory-booker-marathon-speech-rcna199246
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He prepared for the marathon.
“Again, I don’t want my doctor to be mad at me, but I really spent time dehydrating myself beforehand, so I did not have to go to the bathroom,” Booker told reporters Tuesday night.
“My challenge was, was that my strategy was to stop eating, I think I stopped eating on Friday, and then to stop drinking the night before I started on Monday, and that had its benefits and it had its really downsides.”
“And so instead of fighting or figuring out how to go the bathroom, I ended up, I think really, unfortunately, dehydrating myself.”
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5227988-senator-cory-booker-record-speech/
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He prepared for the marathon.
“Again, I don’t want my doctor to be mad at me, but I really spent time dehydrating myself beforehand, so I did not have to go to the bathroom,” Booker told reporters Tuesday night.
“My challenge was, was that my strategy was to stop eating, I think I stopped eating on Friday, and then to stop drinking the night before I started on Monday, and that had its benefits and it had its really downsides.”
“And so instead of fighting or figuring out how to go the bathroom, I ended up, I think really, unfortunately, dehydrating myself.”
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5227988-senator-cory-booker-record-speech/
@wtg said in Mr Booker goes to Washington:
“My challenge was, was that my strategy was to stop eating, I think I stopped eating on Friday, and then to stop drinking the night before I started on Monday, and that had its benefits and it had its really downsides.”
Oh my!! I had no idea! How did he stay standing up that whole time,wow!!!
