JD Vance expresses doubt about livestreaming Fort Hood shooter execution, says he wouldn't watch
- 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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Vance skeptical Fort Hood firing squad livestream will happen
Vice President JD Vance broke with top Trump administration officials Friday by casting doubt on whether the execution of convicted Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan, scheduled for early December, will actually be livestreamed. Vance’s comments came during a return trip to his hometown of Cincinnati to vote early in the 2026 midterm elections. The vice […]
United States will have first public execution in 90 years The Vice President of the United States, JD Vance, said on Friday (9) that he doesn't know if the live broadcast, planned by the Pentagon, of Nidal Hasan's firing. The former military killed 13 people at the military base in Fort Hood, Texas, in 2009. "I don't know if that's really going to happen," said Vance, adding that if the execution is broadcast it wouldn't go along. "I'm not goin…
US Vice President JD Vance does not plan to watch when the execution of a death row inmate is broadcast live in December. He said he was not sure if there would actually be a livestream, but if there is, Vance will not make use of it.
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