RNC attendee called for top Democrats to be shot

politicsSep 11, 20261510,320

During Senator Ted Cruz’s speech at the Republican National Committee midterm convention in Dallas on Thursday, an attendee was clearly heard shouting that top Democrats should be “shot,” Thom Hartmann reported. Cruz was criticizing Democrats including Zohran Mamdani, Abdul El‑Sayed, and James Talarico when the shout of “he should be shot” occurred, and Hartmann wrote that none of the speakers onstage reacted. Former gubernatorial candidate Abdul El‑Sayed responded publicly, saying as a father he hopes his daughters get to grow up with their dad. The episode was reported amid broader attention to political violence at the convention, and comes alongside other contentious moments such as President Trump urging supporters to “cheat like hell,” according to Hartmann’s account. No law-enforcement action or official response to the shouted threat is reported in the sources provided.

Aaron Rupar

@atrupar.com

Abdul El-Sayed on an RNC attendee yelling that he should be shot: "Look, I'm a dad with two daughters. And I hope those daughters get to grow up and live with their dad."

1030418h ago

Walt Text214

Note how Kaitlan @kaitlancollins.bsky.social brings up the murder Charlie Kirk but not the murder of Melissa Hortman.

A Pissed Off Dood126

course MAGA said this. 99% of all mass murderers are right wing, 99% of all political assassinations been right wingers. MAGA are a party of domestic terrorists. why isn't anyone talking about that. shame bringing this to Dr El Sayed. this man has pledged his life to saving lives, MAGA so despicable

Digital Relic 🌀73

GOP fascists have nothing else to run on. They incite fear by exploiting ignorance to distill hate. That’s all Republicans know. That’s all they are: hatemongers! @foxnews.com.web.brid.gy @cbsnews.com @cnn.com @abdulelsayed.bsky.social @democrats.org @occupydemocrats.bsky.social @nbcnews.com

web_rant66

"When you heard that what was going through your mind" That Ted Cruz was stochastically inciting white nationalist terrorism for fascist intimidation. bsky.app/profile/atru...

Dizzygirl59

But tell me again about the violent rhetoric of the left. 🙄

Blanche Devereaux II59

Go into any comments section online these days, and it won’t take long for you to find rabid republicans calling for the imprisonment and/or death of democrats. And the reason is, is because their leader promotes violence, and so does his entire fascist regime. There are consequences to that.

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COINTREAUPRO6

Have any reporters asked Ted Cruz whether he thinks his political opponents should be assassinated yet?

Terri Lyndie5

Please stay safe, Dr. Abdul El-Sayed. Your family needs you. Democrats need you. We all need you.

JudyJaguarianJetta5

Dehumanizing folks gave us gas chambers to deeply and painfully remember why we don't dehumanize folks

Rogue Raven3

Used to be that sort of speech wasn't included in first amendment protections because it is provoking violence...but here we are

sherrimcgrath.bsky.social2

WTF is wrong with people

The Massachusetts Spy2

I blame coastal elites for not leaving their Bluesky bubbles to engage with frustrated Republicans like these.

Bozzi

@bozzione.bsky.social

Yikes: RNC Attendee Called for Top Democrats to Be ‘Shot’ www.rawamerica.com/p/embarrassi...

34h ago

American Bridge 21st Century

@ab21.bsky.social

RNC attendee repeatedly yells that Democratic Senate candidates should be shot.

521h ago

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Nick4

Doesn’t he look like Grandpa Munster?

J. MF Grant4

Anyone who doesn't prepare for, and expect, another Jan6 uprising in November is either willfully ignorant, or an idiot.

Catherine P. Henry

@catherine-p-henry.bsky.social

WHEN TOTALITARIANS TELL YOU WHO THEY ARE... "During his...speech, [Trump] urged his supporters...to do everything to help Republicans, including to “cheat like hell.” During Ted Cruz’s speech...one attendee [was] shouting for top Democrats to be 'shot,' and none of the speakers seemed to care."

3h ago

[email protected]

@geenie1234.bsky.social

RNC attendee was out of line. That’s the racism of Trump and his MAGAt followers.

316h ago

Sue Stone

@knittingknots.bsky.social

RNC Convention attendee heard saying Mamdani, El-Sayed "should be shot" www.yahoo.com/news/politic...

317h ago

Your Personal Satan

@yourpersonalsatan.bsky.social

MAGA yelling "he should be shot" is on brand. MAGA is willing and eager to kill for the cult and Orange Hitler's attention. False flags and MAGA acts of violence are coming as they fear losing the rigged election. Stay vigilant. Civil war is coming.

6h ago

News 📰

@some-news.bsky.social

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

12h ago

Hope

@withhopeorwithout.bsky.social

So no FBI investigation into that threat, I guess. Probably they just made the RNC attendee an hononary ICE officer.

18h ago

Silvija (still) stands with Ukraine

@svecrumba.bsky.social

@hartmannreport.com covers shouts to kill Democratic candidates at Trump's emotional support gathering, Trump's completely crazy call to cheat in the midterms, and more. #Blues www.rawamerica.com/p/embarrassi...

4h ago

Zack

@queensicez.bsky.social

Read "‘Dangerous, radical and frankly weird’: How Republicans used their Dallas convention to frame up the midterms" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-8twfhILS/N...

7h ago

lindy1347.bsky.social

@lindy1347.bsky.social

Just as the RNC attendee should be able to live a full life although that person is calling for another’s life to be taken. Shame on that person.

7h ago

nfariousactivities.bsky.social

@nfariousactivities.bsky.social

“A person in the crowd was heard shouting ‘he should be shot‘ during Senator Ted Cruz’s speech at the Republican National Committee’s midterm convention in Dallas on Thursday, as Cruz took swipes at Democrats Zohran Mamdani, Abdul El-Sayed…and James Talarico.” So, they’re no longer lockin 'em up?

15h ago

Call Me Garbage Again

@tambria.bsky.social

During the RNC Midterm Convention on Thursday, an attendee of the RNC appeared to yell "he should be shot" as Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) criticized Abdul El-Sayed.

20h ago

Luke Schlaeger

@lukeschlaeger.bsky.social

Just about everything that was stated at the GOP convention are a bunch of lies spoken by corrupt 2-face politicians. They are such cowards to blame the hardships we are facing now on democrats. trump is to blame for all of the problems we are facing today. www.texastribune.org/2026/09/10/g...

10h ago

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