Pentagon plans to live-stream execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan, a 56-year-old former Army psychiatrist who killed 13 people in 2009. The decision faces bipartisan opposition, with lawmakers and religious leaders condemning the move as a 'barbaric promotion of a culture of death.'
Vice President J.D. Vance, a Catholic convert, expressed skepticism about the livestream plan, saying he doesn't know if it will happen and would not watch it if it did. President Donald Trump endorsed the firing squad method but remains undecided on whether the execution should be live-streamed.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth defended the decision, stating the execution would be public to show the 'serious consequence' of such crimes. The plan has drawn criticism from lawmakers, who argue it turns an execution into a 'gruesome spectacle' and fails to honor the victims' families.
The execution is scheduled for December 3, and the decision to livestream it has sparked debate over the morality and public perception of capital punishment in the United States.