Vice President JD Vance said Friday he will not watch the planned live-streamed execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan and doubts the broadcast will happen at all.
\n\nThe vice president made the comments to reporters as seen on C-SPAN footage days after the Pentagon announced that Hasan’s December 3 execution by firing squad would be streamed for the public.
\n\nVance, a Catholic who has said he supports the death penalty, was asked how he squared his faith with the decision to stream the killing. He said Hasan “brutally murdered” innocent people.
\n\n“If it’s ultimately live-streamed, I’m not going to be watching it,” Vance said.
\n\nThe vice president also questioned whether the stream would occur. “I don’t know that that’s actually going to happen,” he said. “Let’s sort of see.”
\n\nSecretary of War Pete Hegseth told Real America’s Voice the terrorist’s execution would be streamed for the public, framing it as a warning.
\n\n“We’ll make sure that people are able to watch it. That it’s public,” Hegseth said. “Because people need to understand that there’s serious consequences for these types of things.” The execution is set for 1:00 p.m., the same hour Hasan opened fire at Fort Hood in…
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