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FCC Chair Says Hegseth Decides on Airing Fort Hood Shooter's Execution

Original: FCC Chair Brendan Carr Says Pete Hegseth Has Final Say On Broadcasting Fort Hood Shooter’s Execution Carr said he'll "de

FCC Chairman Brendan Carr said he will defer to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on whether the execution of Nidal Malik Hasan, the Fort Hood shooter, can be broadcast on television. The statement hands the decision over the unprecedented televised military execution to the Pentagon, prompting debate about the FCC's role, broadcast decency rules, and whether such an airing would ever be permitted on US television.

Why now: A potential televised US military execution would be unprecedented and the FCC chair deferring to the Pentagon raises fresh questions about broadcast regulation.

Brendan CarrPete HegsethFCCNidal Malik HasanFort Hood

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