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Cory Booker can't decide if he's a tough guy or Jesus follower

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2026 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by LSEG. Cory Booker gave a fiery sermon-style speech, urging Democrats to be "foot soldiers" for democracy as "darkness" spreads. Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., is once again facing criticism for deploying aggressive, "bombastic" rhetoric that critics argue contradicts his self-professed commitment to loving his enemies as dictated by his Christian faith. During a Michigan Democratic Women’s Caucus fundraiser over the weekend, a passionate Booker delivered an anecdote about an elderly man guiding drivers through road hazards during a storm. He then pivoted to a high-volume call to action, urging "foot soldiers of our democracy" to defy the Trump administration. "Ladies and gentlemen, there is a storm in our nation! There is darkness and wind. People are getting hurt. What we need is not from on high. We need foot soldiers of our democracy who, in times of trial,

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Cory Booker can't decide if he's a tough guy or Jesus follower

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The Trump administration accounts for one of the highest concentrations of billionaires in the world. As negative economic perceptions have proliferated in recent months, the administration has repeatedly made comments that were…

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Both nations are tarred by irreconcilable crises that could unravel democracy itself – sanity and stability have never felt further from reach A feature of living at the end of an era is that some events in the present already feel like…

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