‘Barbaric’: US lawmakers condemn plan to livestream Nidal Hasan’s execution

United States Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has received widespread condemnation over his announcement to livestream the execution of a man who killed 13 people at a military base in Texas.Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle in the US Congress were quick to react in the hours after the Pentagon chief told a conservative news outlet on Thursday that former US Army Major Nidal Hasan’s death by firing squad would be made public.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Fort Hood shooter to be executed by firing squad: All to knowlist 2 of 3Hegseth says firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter will be ‘public’list 3 of 3US to livestream Fort Hood shooter’s execution: Is that legal?​end of list“Hasan should face the death penalty, but making his execution public and streaming it? Beyond disgusting”, Republican Senator Thom Tillis, who recently expressed regret for his 2025 vote to confirm Hegseth to lead the Department of Defense, said on social media. “Public executions are what oppressive dictatorships like Iran and Afghanistan do. It should not be happening in America.”Republican Congressman Austin Scott, who serves on the US House Armed Services Committee, also opposed...