# ‘No brainer’: Hegseth defends decision to livestream Fort Hood shooter’s execution

https://mins.news/en/video/93831

- Global News, 2026-10-09 20:30 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5fO2M--f00

> The Pentagon says the Army will livestream the upcoming firing-squad execution of Nidal Hasan, who killed 13 people at Fort Hood in 2009. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who backed the decision, called the broadcast a “no-brainer” in an interview.

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