Pentagon Seeks Trump’s Approval for First Military Execution in 60 Years
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The Pentagon is preparing to request President Trump’s authorization to execute Nidal Hasan, the former Army psychiatrist convicted of carrying out the 2009 mass shooting at Fort Hood, Texas.
Hasan, who was sentenced to death in 2013, has exhausted his legal appeals. Earlier this year, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear his final challenge, clearing the way for the president to sign a death warrant.
If approved, it would mark the first U.S. military execution in more than six decades.
“I am 100 percent committed to ensuring the death penalty is carried out for Nidal Hasan,” @SecWar exclusively told the DCNF.
“This savage terrorist deserves the harshest lawful punishment for his 2009 mass shooting at Fort Hood.” https://t.co/1D4FWbyUQo pic.twitter.com/1FGzMv1Zme
— Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) September 24, 2025
Hasan, then a major in the Army, opened fire at Fort Hood’s Soldier Readiness Center in November 2009, killing 13 people and wounding more than 30 others. Prosecutors described him as motivated by extremist views and a betrayal of his oath of service.
He has been held at the military prison in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, since his conviction.
Pentagon officials say the request for presidential approval is imminent, according to reports from Fox News and The Daily Caller News Foundation. Commentators, including veteran Pete Hegseth, have voiced strong support for carrying out the sentence, while observers note that the case remains one of the deadliest attacks on U.S. soil since 9/11.
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