Trump Rally Attendees Back Livestreamed Dec. 3 Hasan Execution as First Public U.S. Execution Since 1936
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Updated · The New York Times · Oct 11
Trump Rally Attendees Back Livestreamed Dec. 3 Hasan Execution as First Public U.S. Execution Since 1936
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Oct 11
Summary
Ten people interviewed at Trump’s Tennessee rally voiced no opposition to the administration’s plan to publicly livestream Nidal Malik Hasan’s Dec. 3 execution, though some said they would not watch.
Hasan, the former Army psychiatrist convicted in the 2009 Fort Hood attack, is scheduled to die by firing squad after killing 13 soldiers and wounding 32 others.
Pete Hegseth announced this week that the execution would be livestreamed, drawing objections from several Republican lawmakers, while JD Vance said he would not watch.
Trump did not address the plan during his Clarksville rally, even after saying Friday he “absolutely” approved it and then suggesting Saturday he still had a decision to make about whether to show it.
If carried out as planned, the event would be the first legally sanctioned public execution in the United States since 1936.