Schumer isn’t happy being Minority leader. He desperately wants to be Majority leader.
And however much of an ideologue he may be, he knows that this kind of rioting hurts his chances of achieving that.
I can’t prove it, but as a former New Yorker who has seen Schumer in action for many years, it’s what I believe.
His antics on TV over the weekend doesn’t help his chances any..................