October 23rd, 2025 by WCBC Radio

In a speech that had already exceeded 16 hours, Senator Jeff Merkley of Oregon held the Senate floor to protest aspects of President Donald Trump’s authoritarian style of leadership. In support of the speech, Merkley briefly yielded the floor to Maryland Senator Chris Van Hollen who spoke about Trump’s misuse of the military…

  

“We’ve seen and you’ve experienced it firsthand in Portland, the President trying to implement the statement he made – the outrageous statement he made – that we are going to use American cities as training grounds for our military. Regardless of someone’s political views, they should recognize how un-American that is.”