Discover video-sourced quotes by politicians

Cory Booker: “The president of the United States should not be allowed to…”

Featuring: Cory Booker, Democratic | U.S. Senate, New Jersey

Booker BLASTS GOP for Refusing to Challenge Trump: 'Get the Hell Out of the Way!'

Published May 14, 2026 | Video Starts at 03:52

But the frustrating thing I've had in this last year is these majorities have Republicans. There are a lot of very common sense things that should not be allowed to happen. The president of the United States should not be allowed to give as many no bid contracts as he is. Right. His wife should not be able to get a big time movie deal. He should not be able to really intimidate lawyers, law firms, movie companies, CBS from settling baseless defamation suits. (03:52–03:57)

CLAIM

Asserts that the president is giving an excessive number of no-bid contracts.

This is an excerpt from a raw transcript. The assertions have not been audited or verified. Tap the video to view the source footage and understand the context.

Discover more from

Cory Booker

“He is mired in yet another again like Groundhog Day, another Middle east quagmire that's making situations worse and costing tens of…”
Booker BLASTS GOP for Refusing to Challenge Trump: 'Get the Hell Out of the Way!' | Uploaded May 14, 2026 | 00:41-00:52
“Giving pardons to people that savagely beat police officers who were trying to protect this verythat very chamber.”
Booker BLASTS GOP for Refusing to Challenge Trump: 'Get the Hell Out of the Way!' | Uploaded May 14, 2026 | 04:25-04:33
“Donald Trump is going to do exactly the opposite of the things he promised the American people.”
Booker BLASTS GOP for Refusing to Challenge Trump: 'Get the Hell Out of the Way!' | Uploaded May 14, 2026 | 00:00-00:04
“He said he would lower inflation. He said he would lower grocery prices. He said he was going to lower gas prices.”
Booker BLASTS GOP for Refusing to Challenge Trump: 'Get the Hell Out of the Way!' | Uploaded May 14, 2026 | 00:51-01:00
“He has done none of that. He has done the exact opposite.”
Booker BLASTS GOP for Refusing to Challenge Trump: 'Get the Hell Out of the Way!' | Uploaded May 14, 2026 | 01:02-01:06
“This Republican Congress is not doing its constitutional duty.”
Booker BLASTS GOP for Refusing to Challenge Trump: 'Get the Hell Out of the Way!' | Uploaded May 14, 2026 | 02:15-02:19
“Your job explicitly is to provide a check and balance on the executive, is to provide oversight and accountability to the executive.”
Booker BLASTS GOP for Refusing to Challenge Trump: 'Get the Hell Out of the Way!' | Uploaded May 14, 2026 | 02:26-02:35
“His wife should not be able to get a big time movie deal.”
Booker BLASTS GOP for Refusing to Challenge Trump: 'Get the Hell Out of the Way!' | Uploaded May 14, 2026 | 03:57-04:02
“He should not be able to really intimidate lawyers, law firms, movie companies, CBS from settling baseless defamation suits.”
Booker BLASTS GOP for Refusing to Challenge Trump: 'Get the Hell Out of the Way!' | Uploaded May 14, 2026 | 04:01-04:11
“The Supreme Court said you can't have intentional bigotry.”
Booker BLASTS GOP for Refusing to Challenge Trump: 'Get the Hell Out of the Way!' | Uploaded May 14, 2026 | 07:03-07:06
“We're going to rely often on what is in result racially gerrymandered or racially gerrymandered maps that eliminate racial representation.”
Booker BLASTS GOP for Refusing to Challenge Trump: 'Get the Hell Out of the Way!' | Uploaded May 14, 2026 | 07:06-07:17
“The maps that they're drawing set us back, not forward. They're not fair.”
Booker BLASTS GOP for Refusing to Challenge Trump: 'Get the Hell Out of the Way!' | Uploaded May 14, 2026 | 07:49-07:54
“Most Americans, 60, 70, 80% of them, throw them out of office and begin to have more accountable government.”
Booker BLASTS GOP for Refusing to Challenge Trump: 'Get the Hell Out of the Way!' | Uploaded May 14, 2026 | 08:28-08:35