New Jersey Senator Cory Booker has broken the record for the longest filibuster on the Senate floor, spending over a full day delivering a speech against the Trump administration’s policies and actions.

The filibuster involved dozens of Democratic senators, setting the new record length at 25 hours and 5 minutes ending on April 1st, 2025.

Booker was seen wiping away tears and placing his hand over his heart as he was informed of breaking the record. Others were seen crying and rushing to hug Booker, greatly excited by his actions.

Booker took the podium at 7 p.m. Monday, March 31, and vowed to speak “for as long as I am physically able.” In conversations with reporters after the filibuster, Booker shared he had planned his eating and water intake around the speech in order to prepare his body.

The speech ended just after 8 pm Tuesday, April 1st, with a tribute to John Lewis, ending, “…let’s get in good trouble.” Booker’s speech surpassed the previous record set in 1957 by Strom Thurmond, a segregationist who filibustered for 24 hours and 18 minutes to oppose the Civil Rights Act.

Booker’s speech took widely to social media, currently reaching 350 million likes on his official TikTok live, and over 115,000 views on his office’s YouTube livestream.

Clips of the speech have been shared on various social media platforms, gaining further traction for the cause.

The speech aimed widely at President Trump, White House advisor Elon Musk, and various policies the administration has put in place. Many topics were covered, including health care, Social Security, immigration, the economy, and free speech. Letters from concerned citizens were read aloud, with some leaving Senator Booker visibly emotional.

Booker argued the Trump Administration showed a “complete disregard for the rule of law, the Constitution, and the needs of the American people,” a position held by many Democrats in and out of office today.