Trump May Backtrack on Livestreamed Execution of Fort Hood Shooter
The proposal has drawn bipartisan criticism as officials note Army rules do not provide for live-streaming executions.
- On Friday, President Donald Trump said his administration is still determining whether to livestream Nidal Hasan's execution, following Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's proposal to broadcast the firing squad event scheduled for December 3.
- Hegseth announced the firing squad execution plan on Thursday, stemming from Hasan's 2009 attack at the Fort Hood Soldier Readiness Center in Killeen, Texas, where he killed 13 and wounded 32.
- The Catholic Church condemned the plan as "a barbaric promotion of a culture of death," while Representative Andy Ogles, a Tennessee Republican, supported the move, stating public execution "is what this terrorist deserves. We will be watching."
- Vice President JD Vance cast doubt on the plan Friday, stating "I don't know that that's actually going to happen," and confirmed he would not watch the broadcast if it proceeds.
- Army regulations bar anyone younger than 18 from witnessing executions, and there is no formal provision for livestreaming the punishment, complicating the administration's broadcast proposal.
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Trump may backtrack on livestreamed execution of Fort Hood shooter
President Donald Trump on Friday appeared to leave open the possibility that the federal government won’t livestream a military execution planned for December that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had said would be public. But Trump also told reporters at the White House that he had “absolutely” approved livestreaming the execution. The apparently contradictory comments came as […]
"They are making a determination about it, but it will be executed," Trump said.
President Donald Trump put on hold this Friday the live broadcast of the shooting of a man convicted of a massacre at a U.S. military base, whose announcement by the Pentagon caused outrage.
Republican opposition widens to livestreamed execution; Trump still weighing it
WASHINGTON, Oct 9 - Republican US lawmakers joined religious leaders and international observers on Friday in opposing a Pentagon plan to livestream an execution by firing squad, while President Donald Trump said he has not yet decided whether to allow the live feed. Read more at straitstimes.com.
President Trump & JD Vance Weigh In on Planned Public Execution of Fort Hood Terrorist
President Trump and Vice President JD Vance are sharing their thoughts on the upcoming execution of Fort Hood jihadist terrorist Nidal Hasan, who has been sentenced to death by firing squad. Yesterday, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced plans to make the execution public, likely through livestream. Today, reporters asked President Trump for his thoughts...
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