Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's plan to livestream the firing-squad execution of Fort Hood killer Nidal Hasan has drawn bipartisan condemnation in Congress, with critics calling public executions the practice of dictatorships and jihadists. Hasan, sentenced to death in 2013 for 45 counts of murder and attempted murder, is set to be executed on December 3.

Oct 9, 2026

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Trump Approves Firing Squad Execution of Nidal Hasan

President Donald Trump has approved the execution by firing squad of Nidal Hasan, the former Army psychiatrist convicted of killing 13 people at Fort Hood in 2009. The Pentagon confirmed the order, which was recommended by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Hasan would become the first US service member executed in more than 60 years.

Oct 6, 2026