Hegseth pledges public Hasan firing-squad execution

Oct 7

ABC airs a Jack Posobiec interview with Pete Hegseth recorded aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln late the previous day. Hegseth says Nidal Hasan will face a firing squad at Fort Hood on a Thursday at 1 p.m., and pledges to let the public watch. Trevor Ault reports a Defense Department official confirming plans to livestream the execution on October 8. Hasan's attorney calls the pledge political theater and the comments irresponsible. Ault keeps the December execution conditional and says it would be the first public U.S. execution in about 90 years. The report describes a plan and public pledge, not a carried-out execution.

In an interview recorded aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln late October 7 and aired by ABC on October 8, Pete Hegseth pledges a public firing-squad execution of Nidal Hasan at Fort Hood. He describes Thursday at 1 p.m. and says people will be able to watch. ABC reports an official confirming livestream plans on October 8 and Hasan's lawyer calling the pledge political theater and irresponsible. Ault keeps the December execution conditional; none has occurred in these accounts.