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Fort Hood shooter's execution will be livestreamed, Pentagon says

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the public will be able to watch the firing-squad execution of Nidal Hasan, the ex-Army major who was convicted of killing 13 people at Fort Hood in 2009.

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What the coverage shows

Both outlets focus on Trump clearing the way for Nidal Malik Hasan to face an Army firing squad, and both tie the coverage to the Fort Hood shooting. Fox News frames it as Trump “clearing the way” nearly 17 years after the massacre, while The Hill foregrounds the sentencing announcement and attributes the move to a Pentagon spokesperson and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

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How it broke

8 Oct 19:30 The HillFirst Fort Hood mass shooter Nidal Hasan's execution date set

8 Oct 20:45 The Hill Fort Hood mass shooter Nidal Hasan's execution date set

8 Oct 21:04 Newsweek Pete Hegseth Pushes For Public Firing Squad Execution for Fort Hood Shooter

8 Oct 21:19 Axios Pete Hegseth says the public can watch Fort Hood shooter's execution

8 Oct 21:44 The Independent Hegseth says firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter will be livestreamed

8 Oct 21:51 NBC News Pentagon says there will be a livestream of firing squad’s execution of the Fort Hood shooter

8 Oct 22:01 France 24 Fort Hood shooter’s firing squad execution to be livestreamed, Pentagon says

8 Oct 22:36 The Hill What to know about the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan

8 Oct 23:04 Fox News Pentagon confirms Fort Hood terrorist's firing squad execution will be livestreamed: 'Details will follow'

8 Oct 23:18 The Guardian US Pentagon says execution of Fort Hood shooter will be livestreamed

8 Oct 23:35 BBC News Fort Hood attacker's execution by firing squad will be livestreamed, Pentagon says

8 Oct 23:36 Al Jazeera Hegseth says firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter will be ‘public’

8 Oct 23:44 New York Times Fort Hood Shooter’s Execution Will be Public and Streamed Live, Pentagon Says

8 Oct 23:53 CBS News Pentagon expected to livestream Fort Hood shooter's firing squad execution

8 Oct 23:56 CBS News Fort Hood shooter's execution will be livestreamed, Pentagon says

8 Oct 23:56 Washington Post Fort Hood shooter’s execution will be live-streamed, Defense Dept. says

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