Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley now holds the record for third longest Senate floor speech in modern history, after delivering remarks for more than 22 hours.

Merkley began speaking on the Senate floor after announcing he would protest what he called President Donald Trump’s “grave threats to democracy.”

“I’ve come to the Senate floor tonight to ring the alarm bells. We’re in the most perilous moment, the biggest threat to our republic since the Civil War. President Trump is shredding our Constitution,” the Oregon Democrat, who turns 69 on Friday, said after kicking off his remarks at 6:24 p.m. ET Tuesday.

In total, the senator spoke for 22 hours and 36 minutes.

Video below: Merkley: Trump tightening 'authoritarian grip on our nation'

Shortly after his remarks came to an end, Merkley tol

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