Skip to main content

Understand. Power. Act.

The Library

New

One story, all the way down.

Trump Rejects Hegseth’s Bid to Stream Firing Squad Execution

President Donald Trump rejected plans to livestream the execution of a former Army major who killed 13 people in 2009, overruling Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s proposal after facing intense bipartisan backlash.

Sources (2)· Oct 15, 2:13 PM to Oct 15, 4:57 PM

Every telling

their own versions

Bloomberg· Oct 15, 2:13 PMTrump Rejects Hegseth’s Bid to Stream Firing Squad Execution
Spokane Spokesman-Review· Oct 15, 4:57 PMTrump rejects Hegseth’s bid to stream firing squad execution - Thu, 15 Oct 2026 PST

How it spread

2 articles

firstBloomberg
+3hSpokane Spokesman-Review

The thread

Before

Pentagon seeks expertise to develop brain injury assessment standardsThe Defense Department is seeking a variety of information that can help in formulating standards for assessing mild traumatic brain injuries, or mTBI.

Defense News10h agoSources (2)Whole story →

Ukraine resuming attacks on Russian oil refineriesUkraine's attack struck a refinery in Russia's Ryazan region, southeast of Moscow, Russia’s Defense Ministry and Ryazan Gov. Pavel Malkov said.

NewsNation10h agoWhole story →

Fears of China spying on US military prompt GOP hawks to demand retaliation against the shipping giantThree House Republicans demand DHS revoke COSCO's Qualship 21 enrollment after the Pentagon designated the Chinese shipping giant a military company.

Fox News10h agoWhole story →

U.S. Sanctions ICC in a Bid to Avoid "Criminal Liability": War Crimes Prosecutor Reed BrodyThe Trump administration on Friday placed sweeping sanctions on the International Criminal Court that target the institution as a whole. This comes on top of earlier sanctions against individual ICC judges and personnel. The administration has been escalating attacks on the ICC since the court issued arrest warrants in 2024 for Israeli Prime Minister…

Democracy Now!12h agoWhole story →

Trump announces Montana 'super range' at midterm rally for Pentagon to test advanced war technologyPresident Donald Trump announced at a Kalispell rally that the Pentagon will build a military super range in Montana for hypersonic weapons testing.

Fox News12h agoWhole story →

Since

Senators Demand Investigation Into Ukraine Satellite DisruptionRepublicans joined Democrats in calling on the Pentagon’s inspector general to look into whether the Trump administration was responsible for the interruption.

The New York Times3h agoWhole story →

Ukrainian officials blame Pentagon for withholding life-saving intel from KyivThe U.S. appears to have stopped sharing some forms of key intelligence with Kyiv, Ukrainian officials said Wednesday.

Military Times2h agoSources (2)Whole story →

Victor Davis Hanson: The Problem With America’s Military ArsenalEditor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s video from Daily Signal senior contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to see more of his videos. This is Victor Davis Hanson for the Daily Signal. We’re in the eighth month of an on-and-off war, as we all know, with Iran, and since...

The Daily Signal2h agoWhole story →

Trump shuts down Pentagon plan for public execution: 5 takeawaysPresident Trump put an abrupt end on Thursday to questions about whether the Pentagon would really livestream the firing squad execution of the Fort Hood shooter, former Army Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan. In a Truth Social post, he said the public execution could serve as a deterrent but didn’t want to subject “good and well-meaning”...

The Hill2h agoWhole story →

US Says Trump Did Not Restrict Ukraine's Access to SpaceX Defense TechA senior US official said President Donald Trump didn’t limit Ukraine’s access to SpaceX’s Starshield satellite technology. The system is used to knock down Russian drones. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Trump restricted the access. Bloomberg's Kate Sullivan reports from the White House. (Source: Bloomberg)

Bloomberg2h agoWhole story →

More like this

similar stories in the archive

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.

Roll Call6d agoWhole story →

Justice fort hood execution plan

Pentagon Will Livestream Military Firing Squad ExecutionSecretary of Defense Pete Hegseth wants convicted Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan’s execution by firing squad to be open to the public. Speaking to Jack Posobiec for Real America’s Voice on the USS Abraham Lincoln Wednesday, Hegseth was asked about the decision to execute Hasan, a former Army psychiatrist who shot and killed 12 soldiers and one civilian in…

The New Republic7d agoWhole story →

Security fort hood execution decision

'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

EUROPE SAYS6d agoWhole story →

Justice Thom Tillis fort hood execution plan

Firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan set for DecemberThe Pentagon added Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth recommended the execution of the former U.S. Army major.

NewsNation7d agoSources (2)Whole story →

Justice nidal hasan execution approval

Why does Pete Hegseth want to livestream an execution?Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has proposed livestreaming the execution of a man convicted of the 2009 attack on Fort Hood. Some scholars say the idea is rooted in his religious background.

NPR2d agoWhole story →

Justice fort hood execution debate

Pentagon says there will be a livestream of firing squad’s execution of the Fort Hood shooterThe execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan is scheduled for Dec. 3 in Texas.

NBC News7d agoSources (4)Whole story →

Justice fort hood shooter execution

Hegseth wants a livestream execution. Here's how firing squads workDefense Secretary Pete Hegseth plans to livestream the December execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan by using a firing squad, one of the rarest forms of capital punishment in the United States. Why it matters: The planned livestream would mark the first public U.S. execution in roughly 90 years, but it has already drawn scrutiny , with President…

Axios2d agoWhole story →

Justice nidal hasan execution

Trump Cancels Livestream of Fort Hood Firing Squad Execution Amid Bipartisan PushbackTrump's announcement follows a wave of bipartisan backlash.

Time6h agoSources (2)Whole story →