For stretches the speech had a kind of relaxed podcast vibe, as Booker kidded with other senators or even did quasi-comedy bits (his re-enactment of Elon Musk trying to describe to Joe Rogan why Social Security was a Ponzi scheme, complete with Muskian verbal tics, was especially Laugh Factory-ish.)

He surpassed a record segregationist Strom Thurmond set in 1957, getting millions of views and widespread acclaim from Democrats as a model for how to take on Trump.

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,

The New Jersey politician revealed how he prepped for the record-breaking 25-hour, 5-minute-long speech as he rushed off the floor Tuesday.

The New Jersey senator's Senate floor marathon speech broke a record set 68 years ago by then-Sen. Strom Thurmond of South Carolina.

THURSDAY, April 3, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. Sen. Cory Booker stood on the Senate floor and spoke for 25 hours and 5 minutes this week, breaking the modern record for the longest Senate speech ever.

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.

Democrat Cory Booker made headlines after delivering the longest US Senate speech in history earlier in the week. He revealed his preparation, which included fasting for days and dehydrating himself the night before the D-day to avoid taking a bathroom break.

Cory Booker (D-NJ) captured the country’s attention with an extraordinary speech protesting President Trump. Booker’s 25 hours-plus remarks on the Senate floor broke a more than 60-year-old record while earning hundreds of thousands of views and hundreds of millions of likes on social media.