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Polybius

(20,609 posts)
Wed Jul 30, 2025, 04:51 AM Wednesday

Cory Booker BRAWLS With Democratic Colleagues in Wild Senate Floor Showdown: 'Complicit to Donald Trump!'

Source: Mediaite

Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) openly brawled with Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) over law enforcement bills favored by the latter two on the Senate floor Tuesday afternoon.

“Sadly, this is not what the Justice Department is doing,” argued Booker. “Rather than supporting law enforcement agencies and officers equally across the nation, they are weaponizing public safety grants to punish state and local jurisdictions that resist the Trump policy agenda, including my home state of New Jersey.”

“It is disgraceful. It is unfair. It is unjust. And it is dangerously reckless towards the officers whose wellbeing they are jeopardizing,” continued the senior senator from New Jersey before calling it “outrageous.”

Cortez Masto then objected to Booker’s call for amendments to be added to the bills to prevent the Trump administration from taking the action he described.

Read more: https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/cory-booker-brawls-with-democratic-colleagues-in-wild-senate-floor-showdown-complicit-to-donald-trump/



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Cory Booker BRAWLS With Democratic Colleagues in Wild Senate Floor Showdown: 'Complicit to Donald Trump!' (Original Post) Polybius Wednesday OP
Sadly, Cory has his own inconsistencies in opposing Taco. Scrivener7 Wednesday #1
100% true Polybius Wednesday #9
After seeing only a little bit of this, Booker came off as a bit too emotive and performative. Vinca Wednesday #2
We need all of this directed toward trump/rethuglicans Bayard Wednesday #3
That's for damn sure! karin_sj Wednesday #4
A + 1000 Amen! hamsterjill Wednesday #5
we're all frustrated cadoman Wednesday #6
Agree! happy feet Wednesday #8
While this is performative on Booker's part Miguelito Loveless Wednesday #7

Scrivener7

(56,541 posts)
1. Sadly, Cory has his own inconsistencies in opposing Taco.
Wed Jul 30, 2025, 07:26 AM
Wednesday

I'm all for calling for a united front, but then he needs to be part of it. All the time.

Vinca

(52,460 posts)
2. After seeing only a little bit of this, Booker came off as a bit too emotive and performative.
Wed Jul 30, 2025, 07:40 AM
Wednesday

I felt I was watching a snippet made for a campaign commercial. This is what I want to see against Republicans, not fellow Democrats.

karin_sj

(1,233 posts)
4. That's for damn sure!
Wed Jul 30, 2025, 10:24 AM
Wednesday

The last thing we need right now is Democrats attacking each other.

cadoman

(1,545 posts)
6. we're all frustrated
Wed Jul 30, 2025, 10:50 AM
Wednesday

But it's critical to not attack those who are doing something, just because it's not how we would like them to be doing it.

I think a step towards this is not castigating Senator Booker for this. He's upset and wants to see change. I forgive him for his misdirected anger.

Miguelito Loveless

(5,109 posts)
7. While this is performative on Booker's part
Wed Jul 30, 2025, 10:59 AM
Wednesday

No Dem should advance, enable, support, or vote for ANY MAGA policy, law, or program.

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