Trump Weighs Dec. 3 Livestream of Hasan Execution, First U.S. Military Execution Since 1961
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Updated · Fox News · Oct 11
Trump Weighs Dec. 3 Livestream of Hasan Execution, First U.S. Military Execution Since 1961
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Oct 11
Summary
Trump said Saturday he has not decided whether Nidal Malik Hasan’s Dec. 3 firing-squad execution at Fort Hood will be livestreamed, despite a Pentagon confirmation earlier this week that it was scheduled to be broadcast.
Hasan, a former Army major convicted in the 2009 Fort Hood attack, killed 13 people and wounded 32; Trump said publicizing the execution could deter others, though he is still weighing whether to show it.
Trump said the military favors broadcasting the execution “as an example,” while Vice President JD Vance said Friday he was unsure whether it would be livestreamed and would not watch if it were.
If carried out, the execution would be the first by the U.S. military since 1961 and the first military firing-squad execution since 1945.