Mike Johnson urges Trump to rethink livestreaming Nidal Hasan execution: ‘I wouldn’t be watching’

House Speaker Mike Johnson and several other prominent Republican and Democratic lawmakers have publicly voiced opposition to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's plan to livestream the upcoming execution of Nidal Hasan. Hasan, a former Army psychiatrist, was convicted of killing 13 people at Fort Hood in 2009 and is scheduled to be executed by firing squad in December. While President Trump initially expressed support for the livestream, he later suggested a final determination has not been made. Critics argue the broadcast would serve as a terrorist recruiting tool and transform a legal execution into public entertainment.

House Speaker Mike Johnson and several other prominent Republican and Democratic lawmakers have publicly voiced opposition to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's plan to livestream the upcoming execution of Nidal Hasan. Hasan, a former Army psychiatrist, was convicted of killing 13 people at Fort Hood in 2009 and is scheduled to be executed by firing squad in December. While President Trump initially expressed support for the livestream, he later suggested a final determination has not been made. Critics argue the broadcast would serve as a terrorist recruiting tool and transform a legal execution into public entertainment.