Cory Booker's Historic Speech: 24 Hours and 19 Minutes Against the Trump Administration In the history of American politics, it is rare for a senator to deliver a speech for 24 hours and 19 minutes without a break . But Cory Booker , the Democratic senator from New Jersey, made history by doing just that. He broke the previous record set by Senator Strom Thurmond in 1957, who had spoken for 24 hours and 18 minutes . Booker's speech was a direct protest against the policies of the Trump administration and its governance. Why is Cory Booker's Speech Significant? Cory Booker's marathon speech was aimed at opposing President Donald Trump’s policies , which he argued were harming democracy, suppressing the rights of middle-class and poor Americans, and making detrimental decisions regarding healthcare, education, and immigration . The primary goal of his speech was to draw public attention to the dangers posed by Trump's administration and to emphasize how its p...