Cory Booker Calls on Fellow New Jersey Senator Menendez to Resign
- Menendez indicted Friday on federal corruption charges
- Resignation calls also stream in from vulnerable Democrats
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Senate Democrats turned against Robert Menendez Tuesday, with fellow New Jersey Senator Cory Booker and the chairman of the Democrats’ fund-raising arm sending the strongest signal yet that they won’t support him as he fights federal corruption charges.
Booker’s rejection of his state’s senior senator, a longtime political ally, makes it clear that Menendez’s indictment has made him toxic for Democrats before the 2024 election. More than a dozen senators have joined the call for Menendez to resign, with the floodgates opening on Tuesday.