Trump approves firing squad for Fort Hood killer Nidal Hasan’s execution after Pete Hegseth’s recommendation
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What to know about the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said Thursday the firing squad execution of convicted Fort Hood shooter former Army Maj. Nidal Hasan will be open to the public, a new revelation to the first U.S. military execution in more than six decades. Hasan, a former Army psychiatrist who opened fire at Fort Hood in Texas in…
Oct 8, 2026
Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan’s execution set for December
The execution of Nidal Malik Hasan, who was convicted of killing 13 people in the 2009 Fort Hood mass shooting, is set for December, according to the U.S. Army. The Tuesday memo, obtained by The Hill’s sister network NewsNation, lists Dec. 3 at 1 p.m. CDT. It will be carried out at the Fort Hood…
Oct 7, 2026
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Trump backs firing squad execution of ‘nuts’ Fort Hood killer
President Trump on Friday backed the Department of War’s decision to execute the Fort Hood mass shooter by firing squad — though Vice President JD Vance said he won’t watch a planned Pentagon livestream. “We’re giving a man the death penalty who killed 14 soldiers a couple of years ago,” the president said Friday after...
Oct 10, 2026
Trump backs public firing squad execution of Fort Hood killer: ‘Deserves it’
The last military execution by firing squad occurred during World War II.
Oct 9, 2026
Firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan set for December
The execution by firing squad of 2009 Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan will take place Dec. 3, acting Army Secretary Adam Telle announced Tuesday. The sentence will be carried out at Fort Hood at 2 p.m. EST, according to Telle’s memo. President Donald Trump authorized the execution of Hasan, the soldier convicted in the deadly […]
Oct 7, 2026
Trump approves firing squad execution of 2009 Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan
President Donald Trump authorized the execution of Nidal Hasan, the soldier convicted in the deadly 2009 Fort Hood shooting, by firing squad following War Secretary Pete Hegseth‘s request, Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said Monday. “Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has recommended — and President Donald J. Trump has approved — death by U.S. Army firing […]
Oct 6, 2026
Trump approves firing squad for Fort Hood killer Nidal Hasan’s execution after Pete Hegseth’s recommendation
President Trump has approved the use of a firing squad to execute convicted Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hassan, the Pentagon announced Monday.
Oct 6, 2026
Trump Approves Firing Squad Execution Of Fort Hood Muslim Terrorist
President Donald Trump has approved the execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan by a U.S. Army firing squad, a step toward what would be the first military execution of a U.S. service member in more than six decades, the Pentagon announced Monday night. “Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has recommended — and President ...
Oct 5, 2026