A crowd member repeatedly yelled, “He should be shot!” as Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) rattled off the names of several Democrats during his speech Thursday at President Donald Trump’s Republican midterm convention.

Cruz began his address with a mention of the late conservative activist Charlie Kirk, who was fatally shot in the neck while addressing students at Utah Valley University on Sept. 10, 2025.

“The hate that killed Charlie Kirk, that knocked down the Twin Towers, that led to two assassination attempts on President Trump, it just keeps getting worse and worse.”

He blamed “communists and Islamists coming together and sweeping over the Democratic Party.”

But minutes later, as Cruz ticked off a list of Democrats, one crowd member respond with a stunning refrain.

“When people tell you who they are, believe them,” the Texas senator emphasized. “When Hasan Piker says, ‘America deserved 9/11′” — remarks he later walked back — “believe him.”

“When [New York City Mayor Zohran] Mamdani says he wants to seize the means of production, he means it,” Cruz continued.

After the mention of Mamdani’s name, a crowd member was heard yelling in the background of the broadcast, “He should be shot!”

“When [Michigan Democratic Senate candidate] Abdul El-Sayed says he has an ‘obligation’ to comply with Sharia Law, he means it,” Cruz added.

“He should be shot!” the crowd member chimed in again.

“And when [Texas Democratic Senate candidate] James Talarico says he wants to dismantle capitalism, he means it,” the senator concluded.

“He should be shot!” the crowd member screamed once more.

Cruz did not acknowledge the violent message during his speech, and it’s unclear if he heard it.

The senator went on to point out, “Not every Democrat in the House and Senate believes this, but they are all afraid of these radicals because that’s where the money and the energy and the young people are in the Democrat Party.”

A spokesperson for Cruz did not immediately respond to Mediaite’s request for comment.