Democratic Senator Cory Booker has officially broken the Senate record in a 25-hour, 5-minute rant against the policies of President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk.

Over a full day after he began, the 55-year-old senator, a former football tight end, finished speaking and walked off the floor.

He also sparked speculation that he must be wearing a diaper in order to stage the stunt without leaving the Senate floor. 

Booker’s communications director, Jeff Giertz, told NPR that ‘no, he is not’ wearing a diaper or a catheter which put some in disbelief that he could go without going for 25 hours, though he did joke toward the end of the speech that he needed to deal with some ‘biological urgencies.’ 

The former mayor of Newark took to the Senate floor on Monday evening, saying he would remain there as long as he was ‘physically able.’ 

He surpassed the all-time longest record set by Sen. Strom Thurmond who holds the honor at 24 hours and 18 minutes. Thurmond was filibustering the Civil Rights Act in 1957.

Thurmond infamously used a bucket to relieve himself when he made his lengthy speech. 

Booker finally walked off the floor 25 hours and 4 minutes after he launched his stunt, with no real goal.

The senator didn’t even appear tired besides stepping from side to side at times. He’s manned with a small copy of the U.S. Constitution and a series of binders and has been listing off the lawsuits against Trump. 

The marathon speech was met with praise by the Democratic base who have been calling for the party to fight back harder against the president’s agenda. 

MAGA loyalists decried the overnight symbolic move as a waste of time as it serves as a performative delay but will not block Senate Republicans from pushing forward with their agenda. 

Harrison Fields, a spokesperson for Trump, called Booker ‘a spoof’ in a statement to DailyMail.com.

‘Cory Booker is looking for another ‘I am Spartacus’ moment, but that didn’t work for his failed presidential campaign, and it didn’t work to block President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh. When will he realize he’s not Spartacus—he’s a spoof?’ 

Booker’s marathon speech was not a technical filibuster, which is a longstanding Senate practice to delay or block a particular vote. The action was dubbed ‘bizarre’ by conservatives. 

But in a post before he started on Monday night, the New Jersey senator said he was headed to the floor ‘because Donald Trump and Elon Musk have shown a complete disregard for the rule of law, the Constitution, and the needs of the American people.’

‘Tonight I rise with the intention of getting in some good trouble. I rise with the intention of disrupting the normal business of the United States Senate for as long as I am physically able,’ he said at the top of his remarks on the floor. 

‘I rise tonight because I believe sincerely that our country is in crisis, and I believe that not in a partisan sense because so many of the people that have been reaching out to my office in pain, in fear, having their lives upended, so many identify themselves as Republicans,’ he said. 

The senator pre-recorded a video to post from his social media while he was speaking and his office continued to clip updates from his ongoing floor speech throughout the night.

During his remarks, the senator read messages from Americans across the country including one where he became emotional while sharing the story of a person battling Parkinson’s disease who was calling for the protection of Social Security.

Booker also blasted the Trump administration for pushing to dismantle the Department of Education, imposing tariffs on the U.S. biggest trade partners and promoting tax cuts that benefit the wealthiest Americans.

At another point, the senator read a news report that the Trump administration mistakenly deported a Maryland man to a dangerous El Salvador prison because of an ‘administrative error.’

Throughout the night, Booker was assisted by Democratic colleagues who came to the floor. While he yielded to them so they could ask questions, it allowed him to maintain control of the floor. 

Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) was among those who asked questions and stayed to support the New Jersey lawmaker’s effort throughout the night. 

As Booker continued to speak heading into Tuesday afternoon, he stepped side-to-side in his black sneakers to relieve pressure after being on his feet for so long. 

While Booker’s action was not a technical filibuster, senators from both sides of the aisle have delivered long speeches on the floor to draw attention to a message or block a vote since the chamber’s governing rules were established. 

Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Oreg.) delivered a marathon speech during Trump’s first term to protest the nomination of Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch. 

In 2013, Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky.) spoke for more than 13 hours to delay the nomination of CIA Director John Brennan. 

Senator Ted Cruz memorably read Dr. Seuss in September 2013 during his more than 21 hour speech on the Senate floor while standing in opposition of Obamacare. 

The longest filibuster on records was that of Senator Strom Thurmond (R-S.C.) who spoke for 24 hours and 18 minutes in an attempt to block the Civil Rights Act in 1957. 

As Booker spoke, his name started trending on social media. 

One Democratic strategist praised his effort as a ‘masterclass in how Democrats should be fighting right now’ while former Biden administration official Neera Tanden called him a ‘hero.’

‘I applaud Sen Cory Booker for seizing the Senate floor to raise awareness that what we are experiencing from Trump and DOGE is not normal. I encourage all Senate Democrats, including the Democratic Senator from Pennsylvania, to join him,’ wrote Congressman Brendan Boyle (D-Penn.) on X. 

While Democrats praised and thanked Booker for his efforts, conservatives were less impressed. 

One social media user claimed he was wasting his time while another called it a ‘bizarre form of protest’ and questioned what he would accomplish with it.