Coverage dated October 8, 2026 to October 9, 2026

Nidal Hasan's firing squad execution will be 'public,' Hegseth says

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U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the execution of a former military doctor who killed 13 people in a mass shooting in 2009 would be "public."

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Breitbart News
Sec. Hegseth: Public Will Get to Watch Nidal Hasan's Execution (opens Breitbart News)
Published Oct 8, 2026
Breitbart News's feed description
On Thursday, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth made clear the public will be able to see the December 3, 2026, execution of terrorist Nidal Hasan.
ABC News
Hegseth says Hasan execution will be public (opens ABC News)
Published Oct 8, 2026
ABC News's feed description
Hegseth said he would make sure "people are able to watch it, that it's public."
Townhall
'We'll See Him on December 3': Secretary Hegseth Discusses Execution of Terrorist Nidal Hasan (opens Townhall)
Published Oct 8, 2026
UPI
Nidal Hasan's firing squad execution will be 'public,' Hegseth says (opens UPI)
Published Oct 8, 2026
UPI's feed description
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the execution of a former military doctor who killed 13 people in a mass shooting in 2009 would be "public."
MyNorthwest
Will you watch? Curley says ‘majority of people’ will tune in to Nidal Hasan’s public execution (opens MyNorthwest)
Published Oct 9, 2026
MyNorthwest's feed description
The Pentagon said Thursday it will livestream the firing squad execution of Nidal Hasan, the former Army psychiatrist convicted of the 2009 Fort Hood shooting.