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Shouts of ‘he should be shot’ heard during GOP midterm convention speech criticizing Democratic candidates

  • Audible shouts of "He should be shot!" were heard during Sen. Ted Cruz's RNC midterm convention speech each time he named three Democrats — Zohran Mamdani, Abdul El‑Sayed and James Talarico.
  • The outbursts came the same day Republicans marked the one‑year anniversary of conservative activist Charlie Kirk's killing, which Cruz referenced; it was unclear whether he heard the shouts.
  • Democrats and others — including El‑Sayed, Rep. Katherine Clark and Rep. Debbie Dingell — condemned the chants as calls to violence and urged public denunciation.
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