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Democrats, some GOP pan Hegseth’s plan to air execution

A handful of Republicans in Congress joined Democrats on Friday in criticizing Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's plan to livestream the execution of the man responsible for the 2009 mass shooting at Fort Hood, comparing it with the tactics of terrorist organizations, authoritarian governments and fallen empires.

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Plan for public military execution sparks bipartisan backlashSecretary 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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'Beyond disgusting': Hegseth faces bipartisan backlash over plan to livestream execution(TNND) — Republican Sen. Thom Tillis criticized Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s plan to publicly livestream the firing-squad execution of Fort Hood shooter

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Plan to broadcast Fort Hood killer’s execution spurs criticismPoliticians on both sides of the aisle criticized Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for his plan to livestream the execution of a former Army major who killed 13 people in 2009, saying it violates American values and could fuel terrorist recruitment. “I absolutely support the sentence of death, but live-streaming executions is what jihadists do,”…

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Trump Secretly Pulls 180 on Pete Hegseth’s Plans for Public ExecutionPresident Donald Trump has privately expressed his distaste for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s plan to livestream the firing squad execution of Fort Hood gunman Nidal Hasan. Axios reported Monday that the president “didn’t sound particularly enthusiastic” about the plan, which Democrats and Republicans alike have panned as heinous and barbaric. Trump…

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