JD Vance casts doubt on firing squad execution and says he won't watch it
US Vice-President JD Vance has expressed skepticism regarding the Pentagon's plan to livestream the execution of Nidal Hasan. While President Trump supports the livestream, the administration is still determining the final approach.
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The potential public broadcast of a military execution raises significant ethical, legal, and national security questions regarding the use of state violence.
Share Save Add as preferred on Google Nardine Saad and Kali Hays "I'm not going to be watching it" - JD Vance on possible livestreamed execution US Vice-President JD Vance has cast doubt on the Pentagon's plans to livestream a firing squad execution of the Fort Hood attacker.
Vance expressed uncertainty to reporters about whether the December execution would go ahead as planned, saying: "I don't know that that's actually going to happen". He added, that "if it's through live stream, I'm not going to be watching it".
Hours later, President Donald Trump said he "absolutely" approved the live stream plans but the Pentagon was still "making a determination" on it.
Nidal Hasan killed 13 unarmed soldiers at a base in Texas in 2009, injuring another 32. The firing squad execution would be the first military execution in more than 60 years.
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