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Vance doubts plan to livestream Nidal Hasan’s execution
Nidal Hasan is scheduled to be executed by firing squad in December at Fort Hood, a U.S. military base in Texas.
He was convicted of killing 13 people and injuring 32 in a 2009 shooting at the base.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the execution would be public and available to watch online.
Vice President JD Vance said he was unsure whether it would actually be livestreamed and that he would not watch if it happened.
President Donald Trump supports the firing squad but said officials are still deciding whether to broadcast the execution.
The prospect of a livestream has drawn criticism from lawmakers in both parties, religious leaders and the United Nations human rights chief.
The decision on whether to stream the execution remains unsettled.
The Pentagon says it plans to livestream the execution of former US Army psychiatrist Nidal Hasan, who was convicted over the 2009 Fort Hood shooting.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the execution by firing squad is scheduled for December 3 at Fort Hood, Texas.
Hasan was sentenced to death in 2013 after a military jury found him guilty of 45 counts of premeditated murder and attempted murder.
The livestream proposal has drawn criticism from lawmakers in both parties, the United Nations and human rights advocates, while some supporters of the death penalty have also objected.
The plan’s implementation remains uncertain: Hasan could pursue a federal appeal, and Army rules limit who may witness military executions.
- Who
- Nidal Hasan, the Pentagon, and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth
- What
- The Pentagon plans to execute Hasan by firing squad and livestream the execution.
- When
- Scheduled for December 3, 2026; Hegseth said it would take place at 1 p.m. local time.
- Where
- Fort Hood, Texas
- Why
- Hegseth said the public should understand that such crimes have serious consequences.
Supporters of making the execution public
Critics of the livestream plan
Purpose and consequences
Supporters of making the execution public
Hegseth said public viewing would help people understand that crimes of this kind have serious consequences. Republican Congressman Andy Ogles called the decision excellent and said Hasan deserved a public execution.
Critics of the livestream plan
Critics, including Democratic Senator Jack Reed, said livestreaming would be a barbaric spectacle and damaging to US values and interests. Republican lawmakers also objected, saying an execution should not become a public show.
Legal and ethical concerns
Supporters of making the execution public
The supplied articles do not report a detailed legal defence of livestreaming the execution.
Critics of the livestream plan
UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said showing the execution live could violate the prohibition against torture. Legal experts cited by NPR said Hasan could delay the execution through a federal appeal, and that outside groups might challenge the livestream.
Public access
Supporters of making the execution public
Hegseth said people would be able to watch the execution, and the Pentagon confirmed to NPR that it would be livestreamed.
Critics of the livestream plan
Army rules limit who may witness a military execution. Reed said Trump would need to approve a waiver for Hasan’s execution to be public.
We'll make sure that people are able to watch it, that it's public, because people need to understand that there's serious consequences for these types of things
Live-streaming an execution is a barbaric spectacle
A government executing someone in public, or in front of live cameras, frankly, is abhorrent.
public execution is what this terrorist deserves
Hasan carried out a shooting at Fort Hood that killed 13 people and wounded 32.
A military jury found Hasan guilty of 45 counts of premeditated murder and attempted murder, and he was sentenced to death.
President Donald Trump authorised the use of a firing squad for Hasan’s execution.
Hegseth said the execution would be public and livestreamed.
The execution is scheduled to take place at Fort Hood.
- Deaths in the Fort Hood shooting
- 13
- People wounded
- 32
- Hasan's sentencing
- August 2013
- Scheduled execution
- December 3, 2026, at Fort Hood, Texas
- Military jury counts
- 45 counts of premeditated murder and attempted murder
Sources
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