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Cory Booker sets a record with marathon US Senate speech – at more than 25 hours long

The senator set the historic mark to show Democrats’ resistance to president Donald Trump’s sweeping actions

Senator Cory Booker speaks on the Senate floor on Tuesday morning (Senate Television via AP)

Senator Cory Booker speaks on the Senate floor on Tuesday morning (Senate Television via AP)

Mike Catalini and Stephen Groves

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Democratic senator Cory Booker broke the record for the longest speech on the US Senate floor with a marathon critique of president Donald Trump.

The New Jersey official took to the floor on Monday evening, saying he would remain there as long as he was “physically able”.

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