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Brendan Carr says he’ll let Pete Hegseth decide whether TV networks can air the public execution
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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.
Key facts
- 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 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
- The Pentagon has said the execution will be livestreamed, suggesting it’ll appear on an online platform beyond the FCC’s jurisdiction
- When asked if the execution would be allowed on broadcast TV if the Defense Department wanted it, Carr said it would be Hegseth’s choice
Summary
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’ll appear on an online platform beyond the FCC’s jurisdiction. “My understanding is it’s not on broadcast TV, so I don’t think there’s a role for the FCC one way or the other,” Carr said in a CNBC interview today. When asked if the execution would be allowed on broadcast TV if the Defense Department wanted it, Carr said it would be Hegseth’s choice.