Senator Ed Markey

But instead, ever since he was sworn in, we've seen prices and costs go up on the American people, even as he refuses to extend tax cuts, tax credits that help people afford their healthcare.

We have a president who seeks not to build a more perfect union, but one who wants to tear it down.

And a president who said he would stop wars, who said he would stop wars but instead is responsible for war crimes and as we speak is threatening more wars.

We need to stop him.

We are gathered here because we know that we cannot pretend that any of this is normal and that we will not and must not pretend that this is business as usual.

We must get in the way of Donald Trump's march toward fascism.

We cannot take our country down that road.

And what Donald Trump wants to do is what we know all bullies do.

All dictators do.

He wants to intimidate all of us.

He wants us to sit obediently and quietly while he lies and lies and lies to the American people.

In other words, he wants us to shut up and sit down.

So I have a question for all of you patriots.

Are you going to shut up?

Hell no.

Are you going to sit down?

Hell no.

We're not going to stand down.

We're going to stand up just like the people in Minneapolis who have taken to the streets, who are blowing the whistle to protect their neighbors and to protect our Constitution, and who are getting in the way of the president's efforts to tear down our country.

Now look, we know Donald Trump is unpopular and we know he knows he's unpopular.