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RNC Convention Attendee Heard Saying Mamdani, El-Sayed ‘Should be Shot’

The remarks come amid a focus on political violence at the event, which included tributes to conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

During Senator Ted Cruz's speech at the Republican National Committee's midterm convention in Dallas, a crowd member was heard shouting "he should be shot" during Cruz's criticism of Democratic candidates Zohran Mamdani, Abdul El-Sayed, and James Talarico. Cruz had been attacking these candidates as part of his critique of a growing alliance between communists and Islamists within the Democratic Party.

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