Illustrating the deepening division across the nation since the breach of the U.S. Capitol, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer was interrupted Tuesday by a …
Illustrating the deepening division across the nation since the breach of the U.S. Capitol, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer was interrupted Tuesday by a heckler during a Manhattan sidewalk press conference who was allowed to rant for more than two minutes, calling the New York Democrat a “racist,” a “coward” and a “socialist” in the vein of Adolf Hitler and warning of “more unrest in these streets.” Schumer was there to announce his call for federal authorities to place anyone who was inside the Capitol last Wednesday on the no-fly list. And — after declaring President Trump a threat to the nation that must be removed immediately — he argued that the Senate, contrary to Mitch McConnell’s insistence, can convene an emergency session to convict President Trump after the House votes Wednesday to impeach him. “We are here today because… the insurrectionists fall under the definition of threat to the homeland and should be immediately added to the no-fly list,” he said. Schumer said that amid the “continuing threat of future violence,” he spoke twice in recent days with FBI Director Christopher Ray. “We cannot allow these same insurrectionists to get on a plane and cause more violence and more damage,” he said. See video of the confrontation at Schumer’s presser via Twitter: Schumer then reacted to Trump’s remarks Tuesday morning before the president boarded Air Force One for an appearance at the U.
