- Vice President JD Vance cast doubt on Friday whether the Pentagon will livestream the execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan in December but told reporters that if it is livestreamed, "I'm not going to be watching it." What they're saying: The Republican vice president said, "I don't know that that's actually going to happen," when asked about the plans that the Pentagon confirmed on Thursday.

But Vance then tried to set aside the controversy over the shocking plans for a public execution and said Hasan's crimes should not be forgotten.

RELATED: Nidal Hasan execution in Fort Hood to be livestreamed publicly, Hegseth says The backstory: Hasan was convicted of killing 13 people and injuring 32 others in a shooting spree at the military base in 2009.