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President Trump endorsed the Department of War’s decision to execute Army Major Nidal Hasan by firing squad for his role in the Fort Hood shooting that killed 14 soldiers and wounded many others. The president noted that the execution would be livestreamed to the public, emphasizing that Hasan deserves the death penalty due to his actions. Pentagon officials confirmed that the execution will take place on December 3 at Fort Hood, marking the first military firing squad execution since World War II.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-09,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
President Donald Trump approved the execution by firing squad of Army Major Nidal Malik Hasan, who was convicted for the 2009 shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Texas, where he killed 13 people and wounded more than 30. This decision marks the first military execution since 1961. The Army secretary will determine the time and place of the execution following Trump's approval and a recommendation by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Hasan, an American-born Muslim of Palestinian descent, opened fire while shouting "Allahu Akbar" during a medical checkup event at Fort Hood, claiming his actions were aimed against US military presence in Afghanistan. He was found guilty on 45 counts including premeditated murder and attempted murder but made no effort to defend himself or deny the charges during his trial.
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President Trump Friday backed the Department of War’s decision to execute the Fort Hood mass shooter by firing squad, quipping that the Army major who turned his handgun on fellow soldiers “deserves it.”
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“We’re giving a man the death penalty who killed 14 soldiers a couple of years ago,” the president said Friday after the Pentagon made waves by announcing the execution would be livestreamed to the public.
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“Death penalty through firing squad — and, uh, and he deserves it.
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“Allahu Akbar,” Arabic for “God is great,” was what he shouted as he took shots from a laser-sighted handgun.
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He later confessed the shooting was supposed to halt US forces from entering Afghanistan and killing fellow Muslims.
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Hasan was convicted of 13 counts of premeditated murder and 32 counts of attempted premeditated murder, and he was sentenced to death following a 2013 trial.
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Pentagon officials have confirmed that his execution by firing squad will be livestreamed on Dec. 3 at Fort Hood.
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“We’re gonna make sure that people are able to watch it, that it’s public, because people need to understand that there’s serious consequences for these types of things,” Hegseth said.
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“Army major betrays his country, radical Islamist kills a bunch of Americans at Fort Hood.
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Of course we’re doing it at Fort Hood,” he added.
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The last military execution by firing squad occurred during World War II.
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