Pentagon announces livestreamed execution of Fort Hood shooter

The U.S. Defense Department has announced plans to broadcast the execution of Nidal Malik Hasan live on television. Hasan, a former Army doctor, shot and killed 13 soldiers at Fort Hood, Texas in 2009. He also wounded 32 others. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth made the announcement at a campaign rally in Tennessee. The execution by firing squad is planned for December 3. President Trump said he fully supports the plan. If it goes ahead, it will be the first public execution in the United States since 1936. Vice President JD Vance said he personally would not watch. Some Republican politicians have objected to the idea of broadcasting the execution. People at the Tennessee rally expressed support for the announcement.