Shouts of ‘he should be shot’ heard during GOP midterm convention speech criticizing Democratic candidates

At a Republican midterm convention, Senator Ted Cruz made a speech criticizing Democratic politicians by name. During his remarks, audience members shouted "he should be shot" multiple times. The incident occurred Thursday night at the event.

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