Dutch PM slams ‘absurd’ US decision to livestream execution

Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten sharply criticized the U.S.’s decision to publicly livestream an execution Friday, labeling it “absurd.” “Personally, I find it truly absurd to broadcast a death penalty execution live,” Jetten told reporters at a press conference in The Hague. “I haven’t discussed this with the US myself recently, but I can imagine that if there is contact with them, for instance, at the level of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, we would certainly make our dissatisfaction known” he added. The U.S. military plans to carry out a public execution for the first time in recent history, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Thursday. Army Maj.