JD Vance casts doubt on firing squad execution and says he will not watch it

The planned execution of Nidal Hasan by firing squad would be the first military execution in more than 60 years. "I'm not going to be watching it" – JD Vance on possible livestreamed execution US Vice-President JD Vance has cast doubt on the Pentagon's plans to livestream a firing squad execution of the Fort Hood attacker. Vance expressed uncertainty to reporters about whether the December execution would go ahead as planned, saying: "I don't know that that's actually going to happen". He added, that "if it's through live stream, I'm not going to be watching it". Hours later, President Donald Trump said he "absolutely" approved the live stream plans but the Pentagon was still "making a determination" on it.

Nidal Hasan killed 13 unarmed soldiers at a base in Texas in 2009, injuring another 32. The firing squad execution would be the first military execution in more than 60 years. The Pentagon announced earlier this week it would execute Nisan, a former US Army major, on 3 December by firing squad in the attack on the Fort Hood base. Then on Thursday US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said the execution would be livestreamed for the public. "People need to understand that there's serious consequences for these types of things," Hegseth explained. Trump, as he left the White House on Friday,