US EditionHow Sen. Cory Booker prepared his body for record 25-hour-long speech
- New Jersey Senator Cory Booker, age 55, spoke for 25 hours and 5 minutes, setting a record.
- Booker's speech surpassed Strom Thurmond's 1957 record; he addressed harms from the Trump administration.
- The senator began his speech at 7 p.m. ET Monday, vowing to continue as long as physically able.
- Booker told CNN's Manu Raju, "I definitely started cramping up from lack of water" on Tuesday.
- Booker prepared by fasting and limiting water, but doctors suggest nutrition and sleep are essential for endurance.
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How Cory Booker Broke the Senate Filibuster Record
Late in the evening on April 1, Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) yielded the Senate floor after a marathon speaking session that had begun more than 24 hours earlier, his speech shattering the record previously held by Sen. Strom Thurmond since 1957. Rising at around 7 p.m. ET on March 31, Booker spoke through the night and into the next day, yielding the floor at 8:05 p.m., with his time on the floor clocking in at a total of 25 hours and 5 minutes. B…
'In a fight, spectacle matters'
'With his marathon speech, Cory Booker showed us how to fight' Karen Attiah at The Washington PostSen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) "displayed a historic level of legitimate cardio — stamina — speaking on the Senate floor," says Karen Attiah. To "stand for 24-plus hours is an honorable display of physical and mental strength," and we "need to see way more fighting spirit from the Democrats." This is "where Booker's spectacle and persuasion matter the mo…
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