Hegseth told Jack Posobiec in an interview, “We'll make sure that people are able to watch it. That it's public. Because people need to understand that there's serious consequences for these types of things.” President Donald Trump approved execution by firing squad following Hegseth’s recommendation.
Hasan, a former Army major and psychiatrist, was convicted of killing 13 people and wounding 32 others in the attack and was sentenced to death in 2013. His execution would be the first carried out by the U.S. military since 1961.