Hecklers Shout 'He Should Be Shot' During Cruz's RNC Convention Speech in Dallas
A crowd member shouted, “He should be shot!” as Cruz attacked Democrats and warned Republicans to defeat communists and Islamists.
- On Thursday at the Republican midterm convention in Dallas, an attendee shouted "He should be shot!" during U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz's speech as he named specific Democratic lawmakers, an incident captured on C-SPAN.
- Cruz framed the midterm elections as a struggle to "save America," accusing the Democratic Party of succumbing to "communists and Islamists" while invoking his family's history fleeing Cuba to emphasize his ideological stance.
- Targeting New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, Texas Senate candidate James Talarico, and Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, Cruz claimed these Democrats "hate Christians, they hate Jews, they hate the capitalism" and declared "Sharia Law has no place in America."
- Political commentators characterized the incident as a "violation of free speech" and political violence, while a spokesperson for the senator did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
- The gathering, dubbed "Trumpapalooza" by some Republicans, focused on selling President Donald Trump's accomplishments ahead of November 3 elections; visible empty sections remained despite the 20,000-seat arena's capacity.
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Heckler at GOP convention says of Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed: 'He should be shot'
An attendee in the crowd at the Republican midterm convention in Dallas shouted during a primetime speech Thursday for Democratic U.S. Senate candidates Abdul El-Sayed of Michigan and James Talarico of Texas to be shot.
VILE: ABC, CBS Lump Cruz in with Nutjob, Networks Blast GOP Convention
Screenshot via ABC/Snapstream On Friday, ABC’s Good Morning America and CBS Mornings tied Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) to a barely audible interjection from a supposed audience member Thursday at the Republican midterm convention that said “he should be shot” when Cruz invoked leftists Abdul el-Sayed, Zohran Mamdani, and James Talarico. Along with NBC’s Today, the three were all-but entirely negative about the two-day confab.Bruce even seemed to vent…
Should Democratic Politicians Be Shot? Ted Cruz Seems To Think The Jury’s Still Out
There were a lot of insane speeches at the Republicans’ midterm wankfest in Dallas this week. There was Tim Scott, who normally has all the fieriness of bran flakes, screaming and practically running in circles in pursuit of his tail like a yappy and excited Lhasa Apso. There was Robert Jeffress, the wingnut preacher, calling Democrats advocates for evil and sin, to which we could only say Well, he got us on one out of two just before we headed …
Ted Cruz Silent After GOP Rallygoer Shouts That Dems 'Should Be Shot' During Speech
While speaking at a midterm convention for Republicans on Thursday night, Sen. Ted Cruz blamed left-wing rhetoric for fomenting violence. But the Texas senator did not react when a supporter in the crowd shouted loudly that three different Democratic politicians "should be shot."
‘When Abdul says Sharia, he means it!’: Cruz berates El-Sayed, Mamdani, Piker in fiery RNC speech
Ted Cruz takes aim at Abdul El-Sayed, Zohran Mamdani and Hasan Piker during a fiery Republican convention speech. Cruz declares “Sharia law has no place in America” and accuses Democrats of embracing a “red-green alliance” of communists and Islamists.The explosive RNC speech targets Sharia law, Democratic radicals, El-Sayed, Mamdani, Piker and the 2026 midterm elections.
CAIR Calls on Political Leaders to Denounce Sen. Ted Cruz for Tolerating Violent Threats Against Mayor Mamdani, Abdul El-Sayed and James Talarico
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today strongly condemned Sen. Ted Cruz’s failure to reject a call by an audience member attending his speech at the Republican midterm convention in Dallas who called for the assassination of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani as well as Abdul El-Sayed […]
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