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Plan for public military execution sparks bipartisan backlash

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth testifies before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on May 12. Hegseth announced plans to livestream the execution of the man convicted of carrying out the 2009 mass shooting at Fort Hood.

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