Thom Tillis
Role at the time: U.S. senator from North Carolina
Condemned
Statement summary
Tillis rejects the public broadcast, comparing it with practices of oppressive dictatorships, while supporting Hasan's death sentence.
“Public executions are what oppressive dictatorships like Iran and Afghanistan do. It should not be happening in America.”
Read the original post (opens in a new tab)Thom Tillis objects to publicly streaming Hasan's execution · Thom TillisComplete post quoting CBS News
Tillis supports the death sentence but objects to a public broadcast.
Why we used this label
His objection concerns the public execution and livestream, which this case asks about.