It was Booker’s first in-person event in his home state since his speech this week, where he held the Senate floor for 25 hours and 5 minutes in opposition to Trump’s policies. In doing so, he broke the record for the longest floor speech, which was set by segregationist Sen. Strom Thurmond in opposition to the Civil Rights Act of 1957.

Hailed by many as a returning hero, U.S. Sen. and Bergen County native Cory Booker held a town hall at Bergen Community College for over 1,000 people.

Democratic Senator Cory Booker held a town hall in New Jersey, encouraging people to push back against President Trump's agenda. Despite disruptions, Booker emphasized citizen activism and expressed his focus on people over politics.

Booker is an effective messenger, a gifted orator, incredibly smart. My question is what do the Democrats want in their next nominee. Last time Booker ran, the Democrats were filled with hate and rage for then-candidate Donald Trump.

Cory Booker, the New Jersey Senator who hasn’t been indicted or convicted for corruption (that actually is an accomplishment, if you think about it, but then it’s still early, so…), rambled on about,

Cory Booker, New Jersey’s senior senator, took to a podium on the floor of the Senate chamber and refused to yield for 25 straight hours. As you can imagine, over the course of his day-long speech, or the “Fili-Booker” as the internet has taken to calling it,