Democratic MSNBC panelists mocked Sen. Cory Booker , D-N.J., on Wednesday for his recent grandstanding behavior on the Senate floor, arguing it was more about boosting his public image rather than solving problems.
Booker accused his fellow Democratic senators on Tuesday of aligning themselves with Trump because they are in favor of passing new police legislation.
He claimed that without amendments, the legislation would allow the president to pick winners and losers in terms of who receives the benefits.
“That is complicity with an authoritarian leader who is trashing our country,” Booker said.
“It is time for Democrats to have a backbone. It’s time for us to fight. It’s time for us to draw a line, and when it comes to the safety of my state being denied these grants, that’s why I’m