Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin defended the plan Sunday, dismissing concerns that broadcasting Hasan’s death could make him a martyr and encourage radicalization. “No one has to watch it,” Mullin said. Asked why the administration would livestream it, he replied: “The president is restoring American values.”
The Army scheduled Hasan’s execution for Dec. 3, 2026, at 1 p.m. CT at Fort Hood, Texas, where he killed 13 people and wounded 32 in 2009. The Pentagon announced that it would livestream the execution, but President Donald Trump said Saturday he had not made a final decision on the broadcast. The execution would be the first carried out by the US military since 1961.