# Mullin's Livestream Defense of Execution Sparks Outrage

> DHS Secretary Mullin's claim that livestreaming Hasan's execution restores American values faces social media backlash.
- Title: Mullin's Livestream Defense of Execution Sparks Outrage
- Summary: DHS Secretary Mullin's claim that livestreaming Hasan's execution restores American values faces social media backlash. DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin…
- Keywords: markwayne mullin, nidal hasan, livestream execution, dhs, fort hood, america values, face the nation, president trump, peter hegseth, news, politics, Mullin's
- Source: HuffPost — https://huffpost.com/entry/markwayne-mullin-livestream-execution-defense-slammed_n_6acc7385e4b0942a6141b2ac
- Published: 2026-10-12T10:15:26+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: markwayne mullin, nidal hasan, livestream execution, dhs, fort hood, america values, face the nation, president trump, peter hegseth, news, politics
## DHS Secretary Mullin defends execution livestream
DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin claimed livestreaming Nidal Hasan's execution would restore American values during a CBS News interview.

> First of all, no one has to watch it
## Mullin dodges security concerns
Mullin avoided answering whether livestreaming Hasan's execution posed a national security risk to the homeland.

> No one has to watch it if they don’t choose to.
## Social media condemns Mullin's claim
Tennis star Martina Navratilova and others criticized Mullin's 'America values' remark as a 'televised snuff film' of a terrorist execution.

> Some American value - a televised snuff film of an execution by firing squad of a horrible killer in a wheelchair.
## Critics highlight historical context
Critics noted the last U.S. execution was in 1936 during Jim Crow era, questioning Mullin's 'restoration' of values.

> The last public execution in the United States was in 1936, at a time when Jim Crow was in full force and police could jail you for some political speech.
## Key takeaway

DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin defended livestreaming Nidal Hasan's execution as restoring American values, but critics called it a 'televised snuff film' of a terrorist.