As Democratic Sen. Cory Booker neared Strom Thurmond’s record for the longest speech in Senate history Tuesday night, the typically sparsely filled viewing galleries above the Senate floor grew packed.

Senator Cory Booker just set a U.S. Senate record by speaking for 25 hours 5 minutes—an act of protest, endurance, and message amplification that was impossible to ignore. Whether or not you align with his politics, what he pulled off was remarkable, not just because of the words he said, but because of the way he said them.

Senator Cory Booker made headlines on Tuesday (04-01-25) for his marathon filibuster/speech in the Senate, which lasted 25 hours and 5 minutes. This speech not only set a record for the longest speech in Senate history but also sparked a debate about its popularity on TikTok.

Booker remained on the Senate floor 15 hours into his speech and promised to stay there as long as he is "physically able."

As NPR noted, “The longest filibuster on record was a 1957 speech by then-Democratic Sen. Strom Thurmond of South Carolina — in opposition to the Civil Rights Act — that lasted for 24 hours and 18 minutes.” Technically, Booker’s speech was not a filibuster since the Senate wasn’t holding a debate over a specific bill or nominee.

As he neared 24 hours of standing on the Senate floor speaking, Sen. Cory Booker held up his pocket Constitution Tuesday, his voice only slightly more strained than when he’d started. “I keep going back to how this document is being undermined and attacked by this president,

WASHINGTON — Sen. Cory Booker set the record for the longest speech in Senate history Tuesday night in marathon remarks that began the evening of Monday, March 31, and tore into what he called the Trump administration’s “grave and urgent” threat to the country.

The Democrat, 55, who has been attacking cuts under the Trump administration, vowed to keep going "as long as I am physically able."