# Trump says he approves firing-squad execution of Fort Hood shooter

https://mins.news/en/video/93977

- The Associated Press, 2026-10-09 23:42 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvnjNr7A3gQ

> Trump said Friday that he “absolutely” supports the planned firing-squad execution of Nidal Malik Hasan, the former Army psychiatrist convicted of killing 13 people at Fort Hood in 2009. The execution is scheduled for Dec. 3; Trump did not say whether he would watch.

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