( CNN) Sen. Cory Booker on Wednesday night brought his trademark optimism to the national stage, insisting to voters that he can defeat President Donald Trump in 2020 without adopting the Republican's tactics.
Asked about Robert Mueller's investigation, LGBTQ rights, faith and the increasingly tense debate over government decisions in Chicago not to charge actor Jussie Smollett in connection with accusations that he falsely reported a hate crime against himself, Booker vowed not to “surrender to cynicism” and committed to defeating Trump at the ballot box.
