[UPDATE] Vance doubts the Pentagon will livestream Nidal Hasan's Dec. 3 execution as GOP senators, Catholic bishops and the UN object

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth plans to stream the Army's firing-squad execution of Nidal Hasan, who killed 13 people at Fort Hood in 2009. Vice President JD Vance said he doubted the stream would happen and that he would not watch. “I've seen these announcements. I don't know that that's going to happen.” — Vice President JD Vance The objections. Thom Tillis (Sen-R North Carolina) backs the death sentence but condemned the stream. John Curtis (Sen-R Utah) said broadcasting death feeds an appetite for violent spectacle. Archbishop Paul Coakley, president of the U.S. Catholic bishops, called it “a barbaric promotion of a culture of death.” The UN human rights office said a broadcast would breach the absolute ban on torture. The backers. Trump: “Did I approve? Absolutely, I approve.” Andy Ogles (Rep-R Tennessee): “Public execution is what this terrorist deserves. We will be watching.” Hegseth, asked about Hasan's final requests: “Don't care. We'll see him on December 3.” The legal question. Army Regulation 190-55 bars anyone under 18 from witnessing an execution; experts split on whether online viewers count as witnesses. What next. The Pentagon has not named a platform and has promised more details. The execution is set for 1 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 3, at Fort Hood, timed to echo the hour of the 2009 attack.