The U.S. last held a public execution in the 1930s. The Pentagon wants to change that

The Pentagon has announced that the military execution of Nidal Hasan, the former Army major convicted of the 2009 Fort Hood mass shooting, is scheduled for December 3. President Donald Trump approved the use of a firing squad following a recommendation from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who also confirmed the event will be publicly livestreamed. If carried out, this would be the first U.S. military execution since 1961 and the first public execution in the United States since the 1930s. The decision has prompted significant debate and criticism from human rights groups, religious leaders, and politicians across the political spectrum.

The Pentagon has announced that the military execution of Nidal Hasan, the former Army major convicted of the 2009 Fort Hood mass shooting, is scheduled for December 3. President Donald Trump approved the use of a firing squad following a recommendation from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who also confirmed the event will be publicly livestreamed. If carried out, this would be the first U.S. military execution since 1961 and the first public execution in the United States since the 1930s. The decision has prompted significant debate and criticism from human rights groups, religious leaders, and politicians across the political spectrum.