Key facts
- Vice President JD Vance will not watch the planned livestream of Nidal Malik Hasan's execution.
- Vance expressed doubt about the execution being livestreamed.
- Hasan was convicted of killing 13 people and wounding 32 others in a 2009 shooting at Fort Hood, Texas.
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth confirmed the plan to livestream the execution.
Vice President JD Vance stated Friday that he would not watch the planned livestream of Nidal Malik Hasan's execution, scheduled for December. Vance also expressed doubt about whether the execution would be publicly streamed, despite Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's confirmation of the plan.
Hasan was convicted of killing 13 people and wounding 32 others in a 2009 shooting at Fort Hood, Texas. Vance, the nation's highest-ranking Catholic, questioned whether the execution would actually be made public but said in any case he wouldn’t watch it.