川普称将最终决定是否直播胡德堡枪手行刑
美国总统川普周六在白宫外对记者表示，他将最终决定是否以直播方式公开执行陆军少校尼达尔·马利克·哈桑的行刑。哈桑是 2009 年德州胡德堡枪击案的凶手，造成 13 人死亡、30 多人受伤。「展示它，或许别人就不会做他做的事，所以最终我来做这个决定。」川普说，「我知道军方想怎么做，但决定权在我们。」
10 月 8 日，国防部长皮特·赫格塞斯宣布，五角大楼将公开直播以行刑队方式对哈桑执行死刑的消息。消息一出，立即引发两党强烈反弹，批评者称这种做法类似独裁者与恐怖组织。川普周六并未明确表态立场，只说：「两种想法都有：展示和不展示。」一天前，他曾说哈桑「罪有应得」，但当时外界不清楚他指的是执行死刑本身还是指直播。
这是 65 年来美国军方首次执行死刑。副总统 JD 万斯 10 月 9 日表示，如果直播，他不会观看，也「不确定这真的会发生」。梵蒂冈方面，教皇利奥十四世 10 月 10 日也公开发声反对死刑。
美联社报道称，联邦通信委员会主席布伦丹·卡尔在被问及是否允许播放直播时表示，他将「听从」赫格塞斯，但他理解这不是广播电视播出，因此联邦通信委员会「在其中没什么角色」。
白宫尚未公布行刑的具体时间表。鉴于争议持续扩大，川普的最终决定预计将成为两党与宗教界继续交锋的焦点。
Trump Says He Will Decide Whether Military Execution of Fort Hood Shooter Is Livestreamed
President Donald Trump told reporters outside the White House on Saturday that he will ultimately make the decision on whether to livestream the firing-squad execution of Army Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, the 2009 Fort Hood shooter whose attack killed 13 people and wounded more than 30. "There are two thoughts: don't show it and show it," Trump said. "By showing it, maybe other people won't be doing what he did. So I'll make a decision, ultimately. I know what the military would like to do, but we'll make a decision."
On Oct. 8, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that the Pentagon would make public a livestream of Hasan's execution, sparking immediate backlash from both Democrats and Republicans who called it the behavior of dictators and terrorist organizations. Trump did not make his own position clear on Saturday, a day after saying Hasan "deserves it," when it was unclear whether he meant the execution itself or the livestream.
This would be the first U.S. military execution in 65 years. Vice President JD Vance said on Oct. 9 that he would not watch if it were livestreamed and that he was not sure it would actually happen. Pope Leo XIV spoke out against the death penalty on Oct. 10.
When asked whether he would allow the livestream to be broadcast, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr said he would "defer to" Hegseth, adding that his understanding is that it would not air on broadcast television, so there is little role for the FCC.
The White House has not released a timetable for the execution. With the controversy growing, Trump's final decision is expected to become a continued flashpoint between the parties and faith communities.
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