# Trump administration plans livestreamed execution

> The Pentagon will execute Nidal Hasan by firing squad on December 3 and broadcast it live, drawing bipartisan condemnation.
- Title: Trump administration plans livestreamed execution · Vox
- Summary: The Pentagon will execute Nidal Hasan by firing squad on December 3 and broadcast it live, drawing bipartisan condemnation. The Pentagon announced it will…
- Keywords: nidal hasan, pete hegseth, pentagon, execution, fort hood, livestream, military justice, news, culture, Trump, administration, plans
- Source: Vox — https://vox.com/the-logoff-newsletter-trump/506134/pete-hegseth-nidal-hasan-livestream-execution-firing-squad
- Author: Cameron Peters
- Published: 2026-10-09T22:40:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: nidal hasan, pete hegseth, pentagon, execution, fort hood, livestream, military justice, news, culture
## Pentagon announces livestreamed execution
On Thursday, the Pentagon announced it would execute Nidal Hasan, a former Army major sentenced to death for a two thousand nine mass shooting on a military base, publicly and on livestream.
## Hasan killed thirteen at Fort Hood
Hasan, a former Army psychiatrist, was sentenced to death in two thousand thirteen by a military jury for the two thousand nine shooting, when he killed thirteen people and wounded more than thirty at Fort…
## Execution set for December third
According to the Pentagon, Hasan will be executed via firing squad on December third. It would be the first military firing squad execution in more than eighty years.
## Bipartisan pushback on livestream plan
The head of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops called the livestream decision a barbaric promotion of a culture of death.

> Public executions are what oppressive dictatorships like Iran and Afghanistan do.
## Execution may not proceed as planned
Vice President JD Vance said he was unsure if the livestream would take place. Hasan's legal team could delay the execution substantially, potentially for multiple years, by challenging his detention in federal court.
## Key takeaway

The Pentagon announced it will livestream the execution of Nidal Hasan, a former Army major sentenced to death for a two thousand nine mass shooting at Fort Hood, generating rare bipartisan pushback.