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.
