GOP Convention Attendee Shouts “He Should Be Shot” 3 Times During Cruz Speech
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Updated · The Washington Post · Sep 11
GOP Convention Attendee Shouts “He Should Be Shot” 3 Times During Cruz Speech
3 articles · Updated · The Washington Post · Sep 11
Summary
Dallas convention footage posted by Ted Cruz’s account captured an attendee shouting “He should be shot!” three times as Cruz mentioned Zohran Mamdani, Abdul El-Sayed and James Talarico.
Cruz did not react during the speech, and his spokeswoman declined to say whether the senator heard the outburst, which came moments after he spoke about hate behind attempts on Donald Trump and the killing of Charlie Kirk.
El-Sayed urged everyone who heard the calls to violence to condemn them, saying political disputes must be resolved peacefully in a democracy.
Katherine Clark demanded Cruz and other Republicans denounce the remark, while Debbie Dingell called the threat chilling and unacceptable, underscoring renewed alarm over political violence.