# JD Vance casts doubt on Fort Hood firing squad livestream

> Vice President JD Vance says he won't watch Nidal Hasan's execution livestream as Trump administration plans public firing squad.
- Title: JD Vance casts doubt on Fort Hood firing squad livestream
- Summary: Vice President JD Vance says he won't watch Nidal Hasan's execution livestream as Trump administration plans public firing squad. Vice President JD Vance…
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- Published: 2026-10-09T19:19:46+00:00
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## Vice President JD Vance
Vice President JD Vance said he will not watch the execution of convicted terrorist Nidal Hasan if it is livestreamed.

> I mean, look, if it's all through livestream, I'm not going to be watching it
## Nidal Hasan's attack
Hasan, a former Army psychiatrist, shot and killed 12 soldiers and one civilian at Fort Hood on November 5, 2009.

> He took them at their most vulnerable and gunned them down these people where they lived
## Military execution plan
Acting Secretary of the Army Adam Telle directed the execution of Nidal Hasan by firing squad after President Trump approved the death sentence.

> The president has the sole authority to approve a death sentence for a military prisoner
## Court-martial verdict
Hasan was found guilty of all 42 counts by a court-martial jury on August 23, 2013 and sentenced to death days later.

> Hasan was found guilty of all 42 counts by a court-martial jury on August 23, 2013
## Secretary of War Pete Hegseth
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said Hasan would be publicly executed by firing squad and made it available for public viewing.

> We'll make sure that people are able to watch it, that it's public
## Human rights criticism
The UN human rights office said broadcasting the killing would breach the absolute prohibition of torture.

> broadcasting the killing 'is tantamount to a public execution and would breach the absolute prohibition of torture'
## Senator Thom Tillis
Republican Senator Thom Tillis called public executions 'what oppressive dictatorships like Iran and Afghanistan do.'

> It should not be happening in America
## Vance's doubts
Vice President JD Vance cast doubt on whether Hasan's execution would actually be livestreamed, saying he didn't know if it would happen.

> I don't know if that's actually going to happen
## Vance's stance
Vance indicated Hasan deserved to die for his crimes and said the execution would likely take place in December.

> Whatever the controversy is about the method of the execution, I hope that people don't forget that this is a guy who brutally murdered a lot of innocent people
## Public execution controversy
The planned livestream execution drew bipartisan criticism from elected officials and human rights organizations.

> It should not be happening in America
## Key takeaway

Vice President JD Vance states he will not watch the livestream of convicted terrorist Nidal Hasan's firing squad execution as the Trump administration prepares to carry out the public execution.