# Pentagon livestreams Fort Hood shooter execution

> Pentagon plans to livestream Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan’s firing squad execution, sparking backlash.
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- Summary: Pentagon plans to livestream Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan’s firing squad execution, sparking backlash. Pentagon will livestream Fort Hood shooter Nidal…
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- Source: Straight Arrow — https://san.com/cc/pentagon-draws-backlash-over-plans-to-livestream-fort-hood-shooters-firing-squad-execution
- Published: 2026-10-09T17:27:38+00:00
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- Topics: pentagon, nidal hasan, fort hood, firing squad, executions, death penalty, president trump, military justice, news, politics, world
## Pentagon livestreams execution
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced the Pentagon will livestream Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan’s firing squad execution.

> Army Major betrays his country, radical Islamist kills a bunch of Americans at Fort Hood, of course we’re gonna do it at Fort Hood and do it on a Thursday, we’re gonna do it at 1 o’clock, which is when he did it
## Execution details
Hasan killed 13 people and wounded 32 on Nov. 5, 2009, before being paralyzed from the waist down.

> Allahu akbar
## Historical context
Hasan would be the first person executed under military justice since 1961 and first service member since World War II.
## Backlash from Democrats
Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy called livestreaming the execution 'disgusting' and compared it to ISIS tactics.

> I mean, that’s disgusting. What, is he mimicking ISIS executions?
## Backlash from Republicans
Republican Sen. Thom Tillis said livestreaming would be 'beyond disgusting' and 'glorifying violence'.

> Public executions are what oppressive dictatorships like Iran and Afghanistan do
## Trump’s execution push
President Trump signed an executive order ending a federal execution moratorium, approving 13 executions in his first term.
## What happens next
The Pentagon faces pressure to revoke the decision after backlash from both Democrats and Republicans.
## Key takeaway

Pentagon will livestream Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan’s firing squad execution, drawing criticism for public execution methods.