- House Speaker Mike Johnson expressed concern over Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's plan to livestream the execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan, warning it could be used as a terrorist recruiting tool.
- Hasan was convicted of killing 13 people and injuring 32 others in a 2009 military base shooting in Texas and is scheduled to die by firing squad on December 3.
- If broadcast, the event would mark the first public execution in the United States since 1936.
- President Donald Trump stated he will ultimately decide whether to allow the broadcast, while emphasizing his strong support for Hasan's death penalty.
- A growing number of politicians, including Vice President JD Vance and several Republican lawmakers, have voiced strong objections to livestreaming the execution.
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