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Pentagon plan to livestream execution of Fort Hood shooter prompts fierce political backlash – US politics live

Source: The Guardian World - Published: 09 Oct 2026 14:39

Lawmakers branded the move as ‘disturbing’ and compared it to the actions of some terror groups and oppressive governmentsPete Hegseth has said the execution of Nidal Hasan, the former army psychiatrist who killed 13 people at Fort Hood, will be a public event when the sentence is carried out later this year.A defence department official later confirmed the execution would be livestreamed. Continue reading...