Vice President JD Vance has cast doubt on the Pentagon’s plan to livestream a firing squad execution of the Fort Hood shooter. Speaking with reporters, Vance said, “I don’t know that that’s actually going to happen.” He added that if the execution were streamed, he would not be watching it. Vance described the actions by former U.S. Army Major Nidal Hasan as “the worst terrorist attack on American soil outside of 9/11.” Hasan fatally shot 13 unarmed U.S. soldiers at Fort Hood in 2009, injuring another 32. His execution by firing squad would be the first military execution in more than 60 years.
Vice President Vance Questions Live Feed of Fort Hood Execution
Vice President Vance Questions Live Feed of Fort Hood Execution
Vance doubts Pentagon’s plan to livestream the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter and says he will not watch it.
Vice President JD Vance expressed skepticism about the Pentagon’s intention to broadcast the execution of Nidal Hasan, the 2009 Fort Hood shooter, over a live stream. He declined to confirm whether the livestream will occur and stated he would not view it. Hasan’s execution, if carried out, would be the first U.S. military firing squad in more than six decades, following a 13‑victim, 32‑injury attack that Vance described as the worst terror attack on U.S. soil outside 9/11. The controversy centers on the use of technology to record and potentially share a capital punishment event.
