Vice President JD Vance said he does not know whether the scheduled execution of Nidal Hasan, the Army psychiatrist responsible for the 2009 Fort Hood shooting, will be livestreamed, adding that he would not watch if it were broadcast.

“I don't know that that's actually going to happen,” Vance told reporters when asked about the possibility of a livestream.

“If it's ultimately livestreamed, I am not going to be watching it,” he added.

Hasan carried out the November 5, 2009, attack at Fort Hood in Texas, killing 13 people and injuring more than 30 others. The shooting was one of the deadliest attacks on a U.S. military installation and was later classified by the military as an act of workplace violence, despite Hasan's extremist Islamist motives.

Vance described the attack as “the worst terrorist attack on American soil outside of 9/11,” underscoring the gravity of the crime and its lasting impact on the victims, their families and the military community.

Hasan was convicted by a military jury in 2013 and sentenced to death. His case has remained a subject of attention because of the scale of the attack and the lengthy military legal process surrounding his punishment.

Vance's comments focused on the uncertainty surrounding whether the execution would be made available to the public through a livestream. He did not confirm that such a broadcast had been approved or provide further details about the execution arrangements.