Vance says he wouldn
Vice President JD Vance said Friday he was unsure the Pentagon would livestream the planned December execution of Nidal Hasan, who carried out the 2009 Fort Hood attack. Vance said he would not watch if the broadcast goes ahead.
A reporter asked Vance, who is Catholic, how livestreaming an execution fits with his faith. Hasan, a psychiatrist, killed 13 people and wounded more than 30 Army personnel at the Texas base.
Vance described Hasan’s attack as exceptionally severe and noted that the victims were soldiers he was meant to care for. His comments raised a distinction between support for the execution and watching it live.
President Donald Trump has not spoken publicly about livestreaming. He has endorsed execution by firing squad, saying Hasan deserves the death penalty.
The article does not say whether the Pentagon will broadcast the execution. Vance’s remarks leave that decision unresolved, while confirming he would not tune in if it happens.
Key points
- Vance expressed doubt that the Pentagon will livestream Hasan’s December execution.
- Hasan killed 13 people and wounded more than 30 in the 2009 Fort Hood attack.
- Trump supports a firing-squad execution but has not commented publicly on livestreaming.