Dem senator continues marathon floor speech slamming Trump's 'grave threats to democracy'

Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., railed against President Donald Trump in a marathon overnight speech starting on Tuesday evening and continuing into Wednesday morning."I’m holding the Senate floor to protest Trump’s grave threats to democracy. We cannot pretend this is normal," Merkley wrote on Tuesday night on X. By 6:00 a.m. on Wednesday morning, nearly 12 hours after the post, the senator was still continuing his speech. As of 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, the senator was still refusing to stop, surpassing 15 and a half hours.Merkley later added that he was protesting against the president "dragging