Politics
Audience members shout violent rhetoric during Ted Cruz convention speech, report says
Attendees shouted calls for Democrats to be shot during a Dallas convention address, according to The Guardian.
The short version
- During an address by Senator Ted Cruz at a Dallas convention, audience members repeatedly shouted that Democratic candidates should be shot.[The Guardian]
- Cruz did not pause, address, or denounce the outbursts from the stage as he spoke.[The Guardian]
- Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed warned the rhetoric has become normalized, while an opponent's spokesperson condemned the remarks.[The Guardian]
- It remains unverified whether Cruz heard the audience shouting from the podium.[The Guardian]
Key facts
- Audience members at the Republican midterm convention in Dallas repeatedly shouted that Democratic candidates should be shot during an address by Ted Cruz.[The Guardian]
- Senator Ted Cruz did not denounce or acknowledge the outbursts during his remarks from the podium.[The Guardian]
- Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed stated that such violent rhetoric had become dangerously normalized and should unsettle listeners.[The Guardian]
- A spokesperson for Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers stated that Rogers condemned the remarks and all political violence.[The Guardian]
What remains uncertain
- It is not known whether Ted Cruz heard the shouted remarks from the stage during his address.[The Guardian]
Sources
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