Trump silent on Pentagon plan to livestream military execution

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 9 Oct, 19:00 · Archive

The Pentagon plans to livestream the military execution of Nidal Hasan, who killed 13 people at Fort Hood in 2009.

The Pentagon has announced plans to livestream the military execution of former army psychiatrist Nidal Hasan, who killed 13 people at a medical facility at the Fort Hood military base in Texas in 2009. President Trump approved the execution and told a Texas rally that 'we are going to deliver final justice to an evil killer', but has made no public comment on the livestream plan announced by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. The White House has directed all questions about the livestream to the Pentagon.

Hasan will be executed by firing squad on December 3, becoming the first person executed by US military firing squad since 1945. Some Republican politicians and conservative strategists have criticised the decision. Republican Senator Thom Tillis of North Carolina called the livestream idea 'beyond disgusting', stating that 'public executions are what oppressive dictatorships like Iran and Afghanistan do' and that 'it should not be happening in America'.

How it is being reported

• Trump silent on Pentagon plan to livestream executionThe White House has directed all questions about the possibility of live-streaming a military execution to the Pentagon.Perth Now · 9 Oct, 18:18
• Trump silent on Pentagon plan to livestream executionThe White House has directed all questions about the possibility of live-streaming a military execution to the Pentagon.The West Australian · 9 Oct, 18:18

In this story: Donald Trump · Nidal Hasan · Pete Hegseth · Thom Tillis · Fort Hood · Pentagon · White House

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