Planned livestream of Nidal Hasan execution draws bipartisan, UN criticism
The Pentagon’s proposal to livestream the execution of former Army Maj. Nidal Hasan by firing squad has drawn criticism from the United Nations, a Catholic leader and members of both major U.S. political parties.
Hasan is scheduled to be executed at Fort Hood, Texas, on Dec. 3, 2026. A military jury sentenced him to death in 2013 for killing 13 people and wounding others at the base in 2009. The execution would be the U.S. military’s first since 1961 and its first by firing squad since 1945.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the execution would be public and that people would be able to watch it. A Pentagon official also told AFP that it would be streamed live. President Donald Trump later said he approved of a livestream but that the Pentagon was still determining whether to proceed with one.
Vice President JD Vance said he did not know whether the broadcast would happen and would not …