Even Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer took time out of his busy schedule of waiving a tiny white flag to pitch in. A whole day-plus is a long time to speak — and regardless of where the oratory wandered, the overarching themes were morality and preserving democracy.

For stretches, the speech had a kind of relaxed podcast vibe, as Booker kidded with other senators or even did quasi-comedy bits (his re-enactment of Elon Musk trying to describe to Joe Rogan why Social Security was a Ponzi scheme, complete with Muskian verbal tics, was especially Laugh Factory-ish.)