Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s announcement Thursday that the firing squad death of the Fort Hood mass shooter will be livestreamed was swiftly met with bipartisan criticism and questions over how the public execution will be carried out.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said on Thursday that Nidal Hasan's December execution by firing squad at Ft. Hood will be publicized.

The Pentagon announcement that it plans to livestream the execution of the Fort Hood shooter in December has generated an outcry from public officials and religious figures, including the president of the U.

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