President Trump approved death by firing squad for Nidal Hasan, who murdered 13 people at Fort Hood on November 5, 2009, on the recommendation of Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, with the Pentagon announcing the decision on October 5. The Army set the execution for December 3, 2026 at Fort Hood, the military's first in 65 years, and the Pentagon said it would livestream it, a first for a public execution in American history. Trump canceled the livestream on October 16 after Catholic bishops and others objected, with polling showing about 80 percent of Americans opposed. The UN had called the broadcast torture, Al-Qaeda threatened reprisals, and the military archbishop said Catholic soldiers should not serve on the firing squad.