Trump says he will decide whether military execution is livestreamed
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President Donald Trump said he will ultimately decide whether the U.S. military livestreams the execution of Nidal Hasan, casting uncertainty over a plan announced by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
Hasan, a former Army major convicted of killing 13 people and wounding more than 30 others at Fort Hood, Texas, in 2009, is scheduled to be executed by firing squad on Dec. 3. It would be the first U.S. military execution since 1961 and the first by firing squad since 1945.
Hegseth said the execution would be publicly viewable, arguing that people should understand the consequences of such attacks. Trump supports executing Hasan but said there are competing views on broadcasting it. He said he was not involved in the original livestream decision and would make the final determination.
The proposal has drawn criticism from Democrats, Republicans, religious leaders, the United Nations and a survivor of the Fort Hood attack. Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski called on the Pentagon to reverse what she described as a “gruesome decision.” Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly compared public executions with practices associated with Iran and the Taliban. Retired Army Staff Sgt. Alonzo Lunsford, who was shot seven times in the attack, supports Hasan’s execution but said it should not become a public spectacle.
Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin defended the proposed broadcast, saying viewers could choose not to watch. Vice President JD Vance said he was uncertain whether the livestream would proceed and would not watch it if it did.
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Trump says he will decide whether military execution is livestreamed
President Donald Trump said he will ultimately decide whether the U.S. military livestreams the execution of Nidal Hasan, casting uncertainty over a plan announced by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
Hasan, a former Army major convicted of killing 13 people and wounding more than 30 others at Fort Hood, Texas, in 2009, is scheduled to be executed by firing squad on Dec. 3. It would be the first U.S. military execution since 1961 and the first by firing squad since 1945.
Hegseth said the execution would be publicly viewable, arguing that people should understand the consequences of such attacks. Trump supports executing Hasan but said there are competing views on broadcasting it. He said he was not involved in the original livestream decision and would make the final determination.
The proposal has drawn criticism from Democrats, Republicans, religious leaders, the United Nations and a survivor of the Fort Hood attack. Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski called on the Pentagon to reverse what she described as a “gruesome decision.” Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly compared public executions with practices associated with Iran and the Taliban. Retired Army Staff Sgt. Alonzo Lunsford, who was shot seven times in the attack, supports Hasan’s execution but said it should not become a public spectacle.
Secretary of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin defended the proposed broadcast, saying viewers could choose not to watch. Vice President JD Vance said he was uncertain whether the livestream would proceed and would not watch it if it did.
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