# Pentagon livestreams Hasan execution plan faces backlash

> Trump weighs whether to livestream Hasan's execution as Republicans and Catholic leaders oppose the plan.
- Title: Pentagon livestreams Hasan execution plan faces backlash
- Summary: Trump weighs whether to livestream Hasan's execution as Republicans and Catholic leaders oppose the plan. Trump has not decided whether to allow the Pentagon…
- Keywords: pentagon, nidal hasan, fort hood, executions, livestream, trump, pope leo xiv, catholic church, military, death penalty, republicans, defense secretary
- Source: Straight Arrow — https://san.com/cc/pentagons-execution-livestream-plan-faces-backlash-as-trump-weighs-final-call
- Published: 2026-10-12T10:27:22+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: pentagon, nidal hasan, fort hood, executions, livestream, trump, pope leo xiv, catholic church, military, death penalty, republicans, defense secretary
## Trump weighs execution livestream
President Donald Trump is weighing whether to allow the Pentagon to livestream the execution of former Army Maj. Nidal Hasan.
## Hasan approved for Dec 3 execution
Trump has already approved Hasan’s execution by firing squad on Dec. 3 at Fort Hood where he killed 13 people in 2009.
## Hegseth plans livestream
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced the military would livestream Hasan’s execution to show Americans the punishment.
## Republicans oppose livestream
Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski called the plan a 'gruesome decision' and warned it could give Hasan martyrdom.
## Scott compares to jihadists
Georgia Rep. Austin Scott said live-streaming executions is what jihadists do and America is better than that.
## Catholic leaders condemn plan
Pope Leo XIV called capital punishment 'inadmissible' and Cardinal Pietro Parolin said turning executions into public spectacles is unacceptable.
## First military execution since 1961
The military has not executed a servicemember since 1961 and has not carried out an execution by firing squad since World War II.
## Trump's decision still pending
Trump has not decided whether the public should be allowed to watch the execution livestream.
## Mullin defends plan
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin defended the plan saying if you attack America we will make sure punishment fits the crime.
## First military execution in decades
Hasan’s execution will be the first by the U.S. military since 1: 1961 and the first military execution by firing squad since World War II.
## Key takeaway

Trump has not decided whether to allow the Pentagon to livestream former Army major Nidal Hasan's execution after approving it for Dec 3.