This story has moved on: US plans to livestream Fort Hood shooter's execution by firing squad

Summarised from 2 outlets · 3 reports · Updated 13 Oct, 17:44 · Archive

House Speaker Mike Johnson has urged President Trump to reconsider plans to livestream the firing squad execution of Fort Hood mass shooter Nidal Hasan.

House Speaker Mike Johnson has urged President Trump to reconsider the Pentagon's plan to livestream the firing squad execution of Nidal Hasan, the Fort Hood mass shooter. Speaking to CBS News, Johnson said the broadcast could create a video used as a recruiting tool for future terrorists and indicated he would not watch if it were aired.

Johnson told the network that many of his Republican colleagues share his concerns and that he plans to convey their views to the White House. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced last week that the execution, scheduled for December 2026, would be made publicly available. It would be the first U.S. military execution by firing squad in over six decades.

Hasan was convicted of killing 13 people and injuring 32 in the 2009 shooting at Fort Hood. He is now 56 years old and uses a wheelchair after being partially paralysed when shot by police during his arrest. Johnson said there remains time to discuss the decision before the execution takes place.

How it is being reported

• Daughter of Fort Hood victim slams Hegseth’s plan to livestream terrorist’s execution: ‘Nothing to do with justice’"This does not bring anyone's family back. Livestreaming isn't closure for any of us," she said.New York Post · 13 Oct, 19:17
• Americans draw the line at livestreaming ‘spectacle’ of Fort Hood shooter's execution: ‘It’s an abomination’Americans blast Pete Hegseth's plan to livestream convicted Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan's firing squad execution as "absolutely absurd" and dangerous.Fox News · 13 Oct, 17:22
• Mike Johnson urges Trump to rethink livestreaming Nidal Hasan execution: ‘I wouldn’t be watching’House Speaker Mike Johnson appeared to publicly nudge President Trump against having the 2009 Fort Hood shooter's execution by firing squad live-streamed for the whole world to see.New York Post · 13 Oct, 14:52

In this story: Mike Johnson · Donald Trump · Nidal Hasan · Pete Hegseth · Fort Hood

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