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Convention attendee calls for shooting Democrats
The gist
An attendee at a Dallas GOP convention shouted "He should be shot!" during Ted Cruz's speech.
The remark targeted three Democratic candidates, and Cruz has not condemned it.
How it unfolded
- Sep 10, 2026During Sen. Ted Cruz's speech at the Republican midterm convention in Dallas, an attendee shouted "He should be shot!" after Cruz named Zohran Mamdani, Abdul El-Sayed and James Talarico.
- Sep 10, 2026Cruz did not address the outburst in the moment; a spokeswoman for Cruz declined to say whether the senator had heard it.
- Sep 10, 2026Rep. Debbie Dingell reacted on X, calling threats of political violence "dangerous, unacceptable, and have no place in our democracy."