Trump Supports Livestreaming Execution Of Fort Hood Shooter: "Did I Approve? Absolutely I Did"
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2026/10/09/trump_endorses_livestreaming_execution_of_fort_hood_shooter_did_i_approve_absolutely.html

President Trump gave his endorsement to livestream the public execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan, who was sentenced to death for killing 13 people at the Texas military base in 2009. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced on Thursday that the firing squad execution of Hasan would be public "because people need to understand that there's serious consequences for these types of things." (https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2026/10/08/hegseth_nidal_hasan_execution_will_be_public_people_need_to_understand_that_theres_serious_consequences.html)

"Have you authorized or approved the execution -- the livestreamed execution of the Fort Hood [shooter]?" a reporter asked.

"Did I approve? Absolutely I did," Trump responded.

"To livestream it?" the reporter asked.

Trump nodded yes.

"We're giving a man the death penalty who killed 14 soldiers...death penalty through firing squad. He deserves it."

Q: Do you want the execution of the Fort Hood shooter to be livestreamed, and are you worried the video would be used as propaganda?

Trump: We're making a determination about that, but he will be killed by firing squad. https://t.co/4vq5SCgRBg- Clash Report (@clashreport) October 9, 2026 (https://x.com/clashreport/status/2108668600894832834?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)