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Oct 8, 2026 at 8:20 PM ET
Trump Says Hasan Will Face Firing Squad
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
At a campaign rally in San Antonio on Wednesday night, President Donald Trump said convicted Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan would receive the death penalty by firing squad. Hasan killed 13 people and wounded more than 30 at Fort Hood on November 5, 2009; Trump also criticized the Obama administration's handling of intelligence before the attack.
WHO: President Donald Trump; Nidal Hasan
WHAT: Trump said Hasan would receive the death penalty by firing squad.
WHEN: Nov 5, 2009
WHERE: San Antonio, Texas
WHY: Trump said the execution would deliver what he called “final justice” for Hasan's 2009 Fort Hood mass shooting, in which 13 people were killed.
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