Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) is calling for “generational renewal” within the Democratic party as speculation about his own presidential aspirations is heating up once again.

Appearing on NBC’s “Meet the Press” Sunday, Booker offered blunt criticism of his own party during a lengthy discussion of his new book, “Stand.” When asked about a segment in the book in which he argues Democrats have become quick to “cancel everyone who fails a purity test,” the lawmaker did not hold back.

“I’m proud of so many things that my Democratic colleagues are doing. But as a whole, our party has failed this moment,” he explained. “It’s why I’ve called for new leadership in America. I’ve called for a generational renewal, because this left-right divide is killing our country, and our adversaries know it.”

Watch a clip of Cory Booker’s “Meet the Press” appearance below.

Booker went on to stress the significance of “a new vision of our country that’s far more uniting” than the present one, given that the “real challenges” both Democrats and Republicans face with regard to technology and the economy will exist long after President Donald Trump has left office.

“Our ability to find common ground has always been our greatest hope,” he said, after noting that Trump “shouldn’t be the main character of our narrative right now.”

Booker’s remarks come as numerous polls have shown widening partisan divides on foreign policy and other issues. A survey published by The Associated Press and the NORC Center for Public Affairs Research last week, for instance, found that nine in 10 Democrats believe the recent military action in Iran has gone too far, while 52% of Republicans say it’s been about right.

Elsewhere in his “Meet the Press” appearance, Booker said he was “definitely not” ruling out the prospect of running for president in 2028 after failing to secure his party’s nomination in 2020. At the moment, however, he’s focused on his reelection campaign this fall.

And when confronted with an archival video of himself jokingly proclaiming he “loved” Trump before the 2016 election, he noted, “I’m a Christian, and my faith is very clear: love your enemies, love your adversaries. Never let somebody pull you so low as to hate him. That doesn’t mean I won’t fight him with ferocity.”

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