Vance skeptical Fort Hood firing squad livestream will happen

Vice President JD Vance broke with top Trump administration officials Friday by casting doubt on whether the execution of convicted Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan, scheduled for early December, will actually be livestreamed.

Vance’s comments came during a return trip to his hometown of Cincinnati to vote early in the 2026 midterm elections. The vice president is a devout Catholic, and, when asked how the livestreaming of the execution squares with his faith, he said that he doesn’t “know if that’s actually going to happen.”