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  • Trump approved Hasan’s death sentence on October 2; the Army announced on October 6 that he would be executed by firing squad in December.

  • On October 8, Hegseth announced that the execution would be broadcast worldwide via livestream.

  • Military and intelligence officials warned that a public execution could provide ISIS with recruitment propaganda.

  • Hasan is scheduled for execution at Fort Hood on December 3 at 1 p.m. Central Standard Time, before a select audience.
  • live-streaming executions is what jihadists do. America is better than that.
    — Representative Austin Scott, a Georgia Republican and a member of the House Armed Services Committee, wrote on X that although he supported Hasan’s death sentence, 'live-streaming executions is what jihadists do. America is better than that.'
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