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Calling off livestream of execution was right call, members say

Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., talks with reporters during votes in the Capitol on Sept. 30.

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Roll Call· Oct 15, 3:48 PMCalling off livestream of execution was right call, members say

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If the US livestreams an execution, it will be an act of terror | Brief lettersPete Hegseth | Pre-loved | Marlborough man | Canterbury tale | Newt kids on the block Pete Hegseth, the US defence secretary, has authorised the livestreaming of an execution by firing squad ( Report, 9 October ). Morally this is no different from a terrorist group posting a video of a beheading. It marks yet another step in the brutalising of American…

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Markwayne Mullin’s ‘WTF’ Defense Of Livestreaming Execution Is Shredded On Social Media“Some American value - a televised snuff film of an execution by firing squad of a horrible killer in a wheelchair. Wow. Some value...” wrote tennis legend Martina Navratilova.

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'This Is Bulls**t': GOP Senator Slams Hegseth For Wanting Livestreamed Execution“I mean this is performative at the worst level, and it has to be reversed,” Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) said.

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U.S. plan to livestream execution by firing squad draws bipartisan, international outrageVice President JD Vance said he would not watch a livestream of the execution, and expressed doubt that is 'actually going to happen.'

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Trump rejects Hegseth’s bid to stream firing squad execution - Thu, 15 Oct 2026 PSTPresident Donald Trump rejected plans to livestream the execution of a former Army major who killed 13 people in 2009, overruling Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s proposal after facing intense bipartisan backlash.

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Trump cancels plans for execution livestream after blowbackMore than 70 retired military leaders had condemned the “barbaric” order.

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