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‘Will die, as scheduled, by firing squad’
The previously announced execution by firing squad will not be livestreamed for the Fort Hood terrorist, who fatally shot 14 people, including the unborn child of a soldier, while wounding dozens of others back in 2009, President Donald Trump announced.
The president says the execution of the Fort Hood terrorist attacker will not be public after all.War Secretary Pete Hegseth had recommended the public execution by military firing squad of Nidal Hasan, the admitted terrorist killer of 13 people plus an unborn baby in the Nov. 2009 shooting near Killeen, Texas. The execution is scheduled for December 3.'He…
President Trump said in a Thursday Truth Social post the execution of the convicted Fort Hood shooter by firing squad will not be live-streamed.The big picture: The president's post walks back an idea that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth pitched last week, setting off an avalanche of bipartisan condemnation.Driving the news: "He will die, as scheduled, by…
Trump said the firing-squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan won’t be livestreamed — contradicting an announcement by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
“He will die, as scheduled, by firing squad, but this event will not be streamed,” Trump posted.
"He will die, as scheduled, by firing squad, but this event will not be streamed," President Trump wrote on Truth Social.
The announcement earlier this month from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth that Hasan's execution would be public prompted significant blowback from both Republicans and Democrats, with many pointing out that the images could be used to fuel radicalization.
The president reversed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s decision after backlash.
