Marathon Man

Senator Booker’s epic speech on the floor of the Senate today might cheer Democrats who are bent on resistance to President Trump, but that could prove an error for the party.

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Senator Booker on April 1, 2025. Senate Television via AP

New Jersey’s senior Senator, Cory Booker, seized the floor of the upper chamber for an epic anti-Trump rant that, at this writing, has stretched past 21 hours. The gist of it seems to be that America is doomed unless the Republicans return to the principles of Ronald Reagan. We bow to no one in our admiration for the 40th president, but the idea that Mr. Booker has anything to do with Reaganism is the biggest corker of his career.

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