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U.S. Military to Livestream Execution of Fort Hood Shooter
Vice President Vance and Trump clash over livestreaming Nidal Hasan's military firing squad execution.
In brief
Vice President Vance and Trump clash over livestreaming Nidal Hasan's military firing squad execution. U.S. military plans to livestream the execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan, but Trump and Vance disagree on whether it will be broadcast publicly. Originally reported by Nationalpost.
Nidal Hasan's Execution Scheduled
Nidal Hasan's execution is set for December 3 at Fort Hood, Texas, where he killed 13 people in 2009.
Vice President Vance Questions Livestream
Vice President Vance said he does not know if the execution will be livestreamed and would not watch if it is.
Trump Contradicts Pentagon on Livestream
Trump said there has been no decision on whether to livestream Hasan's execution, which he supports.
Criticism of Public Executions
Representative Scott called livestreaming executions what jihadists do, while Senator Kelly said it associates America with Iran and the Taliban.
In short
U.S. military plans to livestream the execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan, but Trump and Vance disagree on whether it will be broadcast publicly.
