Trump to decide on livestreaming Hasan's firing squad execution
Following bipartisan criticism, the president says he will make the final call on broadcasting the December execution of the Fort Hood shooter.
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What happened
The Pentagon plans to livestream the firing squad execution of Nidal Hasan, the convicted Fort Hood shooter, scheduled for Dec. 3. After backlash from Republicans, President Trump said he will ultimately decide whether the execution is broadcast, and Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin defended the plan as consistent with restoring American values. Pope Leo XIV separately called capital punishment inadmissible on World Day Against the Death Penalty.
Why it matters
The decision will determine whether the public can watch the military execution live. Trump has said that showing it might deter others from carrying out similar attacks.
Timeline
- Oct 10, 1:37 PM ET: Pope Leo XIV called capital punishment inadmissible amid Pentagon plans to livestream the December execution.
- Oct 10, 1:39 PM ET: Trump said he would make a decision on the Hegseth plan to live-stream the execution.
- Oct 10, 7:59 PM ET: Trump said he would ultimately make the decision on the livestream following GOP backlash.
- Oct 11, 12:46 PM ET: Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin defended the decision to livestream the execution.
Coverage
- Johnson: Video of Hasan execution could be ‘recruiting tool for future terrorists’ (The Hill)
- Mullin says livestreaming Hasan execution aligns with Trump ‘restoring American values’ (The Hill)
- Emmer says he’s ‘so happy’ Trump will decide whether to stream public execution (The Hill)
- Trump says he will ‘ultimately make decision’ on Fort Hood shooter execution livestream (The Hill)
- Trump says he will ‘make a decision’ on Hegseth plan to live-stream execution (The Washington Post)
- Pope Leo decries death penalty as Hegseth’s public execution plan sparks backlash (The Hill)
- GOP lawmakers push back on Hegseth decision to livestream execution (The Hill)
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