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Trump Secretly Pulls 180 on Pete Hegseth’s Plans for Public Execution

President 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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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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Democrats, some GOP pan Hegseth’s plan to air executionA 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 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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Trump approves firing squad for Fort Hood killer Nidal Hasan’s execution after Pete Hegseth’s recommendationPresident Trump has approved the use of a firing squad to execute convicted Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hassan, the Pentagon announced Monday.

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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.

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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…

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Pete Hegseth says the public can watch Fort Hood shooter's executionDefense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Thursday that the public will be able to watch the execution of the Fort Hood shooter by firing squad. Why it matters: The U.S. hasn't held a public execution in 90 years , and Hegseth's remarks raise questions about how the military would allow people to watch. Nidal Hasan, who was convicted of killing 13 people in…

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Trump says he’ll decide whether to livestream the execution of Fort Hood shooterThe livestream plan floated by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has faced pushback from Republicans and others.

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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…

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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.

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