Mark Kelly says a public execution is "the kind of thing Iran and the Taliban do"
Mark KellyU.S. Senator from Arizona, in a post on X
Sen. Mark Kelly said Hasan should face justice but that a public execution in the United States is the kind of thing Iran and the Taliban do, and said Hegseth should be removed.
“But a public execution? Here in the United States? It’s the kind of thing Iran and the Taliban do. Is this who we want to be associated with?”
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Should Pete Hegseth livestream Nidal Hasan's execution?
Pete Hegseth confirmed plans to livestream Nidal Hasan's execution. Rep. Betty McCollum calls for stopping the public execution plan, while Alyssa Farah Griffin opposes broadcasting it despite supporting capital punishment. The dispute concerns public viewing of the execution.
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Mark Kelly's own post on an official account.
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Kelly began by saying Hasan "is a murderer who took the lives of 13 people" and "should face justice for that."
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He went on to say Hegseth "should be removed immediately."
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The case asks whether Pete Hegseth should livestream Nidal Hasan's execution; it concerns the broadcast proposal, not Hasan's conviction or capital punishment. Kelly says Hasan "should face justice" but calls a public execution "the kind of thing Iran and the Taliban do". That opposes the broadcast, so we labeled it Condemned. The closest competing label is Mixed or conditional; it loses because his support is for justice for Hasan's crimes, not for the livestream.
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Read the full caseNational Review's editors back Trump's decision to stop the livestream
National Review
“But there is a difference between carrying out an execution and livestreaming an execution, and support for one does not necessitate support for the other. President Trump is right to draw the distinction he has.”Read statement
Pentagon says Hegseth is completely aligned with Trump's decision not to livestream
“spoke about the decision ... supports the President's decision, and they are completely aligned.”Read statement
Curtis calls the decision not to livestream "the right move"
“This is the right move, both for the loved ones of the victims and for the country”Read statement
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