{"id":2367045,"date":"2024-11-11T02:46:02","date_gmt":"2024-11-11T07:46:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-cory-booker-says-we-should-be-angry-over-trumps-election-victory-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-11T02:47:10","modified_gmt":"2024-11-11T07:47:10","slug":"sen-cory-booker-says-we-should-be-angry-over-trumps-election-victory-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-cory-booker-says-we-should-be-angry-over-trumps-election-victory-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Sen. Cory Booker says, \u2018We should be angry\u2019 over Trump\u2018s election victory &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsen-cory-booker-says-we-should-be-angry-over-trumps-election-victory-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2367045&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Senator Cory Booker expressed\u2062 the emotions felt by\u200b supporters of Vice President Kamala Harris following \u2062her\u2062 defeat in \u200bthe 2024 presidential election to Donald Trump. In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/id-rather-drink-urine-bud-light-hit-with-intense-backlash-after-resuming-regular-posting\/\" title=\"Bud Light faces backlash for resuming regular posts: &#039;I prefer drinking urine&#039;\">social\u200c media video<\/a>, he acknowledged feelings of shock, hurt, and anger, and emphasized the importance of\u2063 channeling these emotions into action. He highlighted the challenges ahead, warning about\u2062 the implications of \u2063Trump&#8217;s victory\u2064 and\u200c calling for a proactive\u200c response from\u200c those upset by the election \u200bresults. Booker urged people to\u2063 feel grief without despair, anger without bitterness,\u2064 and to recognize that while the defeat is significant, it does not equate \u2063to being defeated. His message was one \u2062of resilience, advocating for a\u2063 commitment to &#8220;fight&#8221; \u2062and &#8220;get to work&#8221; for change.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Sen. Cory Booker says, &lsquo;We should be angry&rsquo; over Trump&lsquo;s election victory<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1877263\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Many voters and supporters of Vice President Kamala Harris have shown they have not taken her defeat to President-elect Donald Trump well. Numerous social media posts have shown Harris supporters expressing great despair and dismay over the results of the 2024 presidential election. Now, a Democratic senator is telling those upset over the election results that they have a right to be angry but also should be ready to &ldquo;fight&rdquo; and &ldquo;get to work.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) took to his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sickening-video-shows-antifa-allegedly-stab-4-trump-supporters-in-washington-dc\/\" title=\"Sickening Video Shows Antifa Allegedly Stab 4 Trump Supporters in Washington DC\">social media accounts<\/a> on Sunday to post a video about his opinions on the 2024 presidential election. He acknowledged feeling sad and upset; he even mentioned engaging in some self-reflection. He warned of &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-biden-food-shortages-going-to-be-real-due-to-russia-war-in-ukraine\/\" title=\"Joe Biden: Food Shortages &#039;Going to Be Real&#039; Due to Russia War in Ukraine\">tough times ahead<\/a>&#038;rdquo<\/a>; and claimed things were &ldquo;not OK.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We start now. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7lDgHbrTLC\">pic.twitter.com\/7lDgHbrTLC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Cory Booker (@CoryBooker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CoryBooker\/status\/1855751087187227134?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 10, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;Like many of you in this moment, I think I have felt the full range of emotion: shock, hurt, anger, fear, pain,&rdquo; Booker said during the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CoryBooker\/status\/1855751087187227134\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">opening of his video<\/a>. &ldquo;And I&rsquo;ve done my share of introspection.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s hard to work through the consequences of this election, from Project 2025 to Trump threatening retribution and even prosecution against people who stood against him,&rdquo; Booker said. &ldquo;So yeah, it&rsquo;s hard now, and there are tough times ahead. Things are not OK. We should feel grief but never despair. We should be angry but not bitter, sad but not cynical. This is a defeat, but we are not defeated. I promise you, there is something in all of us that is unconquerable.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Booker then advised those people who were hurting and disappointed with the election results to take inspiration from historical moments and leaders of the past. He asked people to remember the tragedies, oppression, and challenges they faced before overcoming such obstacles and moving the &ldquo;nation forward.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Our ancestors&rsquo; legacy to us is a master&rsquo;s class in invincible spirit, to never giving up, to unconquerable love,&rdquo; Booker said. &ldquo;I don&rsquo;t know for sure what&rsquo;s going to happen. We have to be ready, though, to stand up and do the work. I know we may lose some of the fights ahead, but if we fight, we will win some, too.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The senator from New Jersey then encouraged supporters to do good because that is what was needed now in the country and the world. He reminded people they were &ldquo;not powerless&rdquo; and could &ldquo;still love one another.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We can still help people. We can still protect people. We can still put our arms around folks, and to someone today, we can be a ray of light in a dark, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/unity-biden-cant-even-keep-his-own-party-together-after-executive-orders\/\" title=\"Unity? Biden Can\u2019t Even Keep His Own Party Together After Executive Orders\">tough time<\/a>,&rdquo; Booker said. &ldquo;We can, we will, do good. Because no righteous word, no noble act, no kind deed, is ever in vain. We are our ancestors&rsquo; dreams and the only hope for a better tomorrow. Let&rsquo;s be hope, not look for it, and let&rsquo;s start now.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1877263\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1877263\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sen. 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