JD Vance expresses doubt about livestreaming Fort Hood shooter execution, says he wouldn't watch
Vance said he does not know whether the Pentagon’s livestream plan will happen and said he would not watch the execution of Hasan.
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced plans to livestream the December 3 firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan, framing the broadcast as demonstrating "serious consequences" for violent acts.
- Hasan, an Army psychiatrist, killed 13 people and injured 32 others in a 2009 shooting at the Texas Army base; this marks the first U.S. military firing squad execution in more than 65 years.
- Senator Thom Tillis called the broadcast "beyond disgusting," comparing it to "oppressive dictatorships like Iran and Afghanistan," while Senator Chris Murphy told CNN the plan was "disgusting."
- Vice President JD Vance expressed doubt on Friday that the broadcast will occur, telling reporters, "I don't know that that's actually going to happen," while confirming he would not watch if aired.
- President Donald Trump has not commented on the livestreaming plan, though he previously approved the firing squad method; the execution remains scheduled for December 3 at Fort Hood.
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As Catholic convert Vice President JD Vance suggests the US may not actually livestream a firing squad execution, the church's top bishop joins other religious leaders and death penalty critics in condemning the Pentagon plan.
'I don’t know that that’s actually going to happen': Vance doubts plan to livestream of execution of Fort Hood shooter after Pentagon's announcement
“So whatever the controversy is about the method of the execution, I hope that people don’t forget that this is a guy who brutally murdered a lot of innocent people,” Vance said.
Vance says if livestream of Hasan's execution happens, he's 'not going to be watching it'
The White House referred questions about the livestream to the Pentagon. By Steven Beynon Vice President JD Vance said Friday that he wasn't sure whether there would be a livestream of Nidal Hasan's December execution, despite Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's confirmation of that plan, adding that if it were to be livestreamed, "I'm not going
'Won’t watch’: Vance throws cold water on Hegseth’s plan to livestream Fort Hood shooter’s execution
JD Vance reacts to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s reported plan to livestream the execution of the Fort Hood shooter, saying he would not watch it if it were livestreamed. Vance faces questions about the proposed firing squad execution and how capital punishment aligns with his Christian beliefs, sparking debate over the Pentagon’s reported plan. Watch JD Vance’s remarks on Hegseth’s execution plan, the Fort Hood shooting case, livestreamed ex…
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