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Brendan Carr says he’ll let Pete Hegseth decide whether TV networks can air the public execution
The Pentagon is planning to livestream the execution of a convicted shooter, but the FCC Chairman says that the agency will ‘defer to Secretary Hegseth’ about if it will be broadcast.
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FCC chairman Brendan Carr said he will defer to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on whether TV networks can air the planned execution of convicted Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan by firing squad. The Pentagon has said the execution will be livestreamed, suggesting it will appear on an online platform beyond the FCC's jurisdiction. Carr’s statement indicates the FCC will not make a decision on broadcast coverage until Hegseth provides guidance. The execution is scheduled for a future date, but no specific timing has been announced.
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