DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin defends decision to livestream Fort Hood shooter's execution
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" defended the Pentagon's decision to livestream Ford Hood shooter Nidal Hassan's execution, saying "no one has to watch it if they don't choose to."
Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan's execution is set for December 3, with the method of a firing squad planned. The execution may or may not be livestreamed, as President Donald Trump's decision on the matter remains undecided. Vice President JD Vance has expressed doubt about allowing the broadcast, stating he would not watch it if it occurs.
Hasan, a former US Army psychiatrist, was convicted of killing 13 people and injuring 32 others in a 2009 shooting at the Fort Hood military base in Texas. If executed as planned, this would be the first US military firing squad execution since 1945. The proposed livestream has faced bipartisan opposition, religious leaders, and international observers, all of whom question the morality of capital punishment and the public broadcasting of an execution.
Pope Leo XIV recently reiterated his opposition to the death penalty, emphasizing that it violates human dignity.
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