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Democratic Sen. Cory Booker stood and spoke for 25 hours and 5 minutes, according to his office, breaking the record for the longest speech on the Senate floor in modern history.
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U.S. Sen. Cory Booker’s historic 25-hour speech on the Senate floor was a game-changer, making our senator from Jersey a likely contender for the 2028 presidential race.
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How Sen. Cory Booker prepared his body for record 25-hour-long speech
To physically prepare for the feat, Booker used “a lot of tactics,” he said, including fasting and curbing water intake in the days before to make sure he could stand for so long and wouldn’t have to take a bathroom break.
Sen. Cory Booker says he didn't eat for days, stopped hydrating before history-making speech
Cory Booker, a senior Democratic senator from New Jersey, didn't take bathroom breaks or wander far from his desk during his record-breaking speech.
Sen. Booker fasted, stopped hydrating before 25-hour floor speech
New Jersey senator Cory Booker broke a nearly 70-year-old record Tuesday after making a marathon speech on the Senate floor criticizing Trump administration policies that he spent days preparing
Booker shows Dems can fight Trumpism; Tariffs = crony capitalism at its worst | Friendly Fire
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 Is A Clown, er, Hero…Just Ask Him
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,
While some clown around, Cory Booker takes a stand. | Sheneman cartoon
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,
'Drink very little water': How senators speak for hours without stopping
A Booker spokesperson declined to comment on how the senator had prepared for his speech, including whether he's been wearing a catheter or diaper.
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To Prepare for Speech, Booker Stopped Eating and Drinking
A lot of work went into Sen. Cory Booker's 25-hour speech that ended Tuesday night on the Senate floor: He brought with him 1,164 pages of prepared material to draw from. The physical preparation was simple: "I think I stopped eating on Friday,
Why Cory Booker’s Talkathon Was a Masterclass in Social Media Savvy: “The Numbers Rival TV Networks”
By launching a TikTok account to livestream his record-breaking stemwinder, the senator became a viral sensation and offered up a successful messaging model for the rest of the Democratic Party.
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