Event Brief
Oct 9, 2026 at 3:05 PM ET
Hegseth says Hasan execution would be made public
By The BriefBrief · Sources (3)
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Thursday that Americans would be able to watch the firing-squad execution of Nidal Malik Hasan, convicted of killing 13 people and injuring 32 at Fort Hood in 2009. Democrats and at least two Republicans criticized the prospect, calling it “medieval” and “disgusting.”
WHO: Pete Hegseth
WHAT: Said Hasan’s firing-squad execution would be made public.
WHEN: Reported Oct 9, 2026
WHERE: USA
WHY: The critics were responding to Hegseth's announcement that the execution would be made public.
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