Trump Approves Firing Squad for Radical Islamic Terrorist

• October 6, 2026

Pete Hegseth in a suit speaks at a podium with a Department of War seal, flanked by members of the military in uniform.

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President Donald Trump has approved execution by firing squad for convicted mass murderer Nidal Malik Hasan, the Islamic terrorist who opened fire on unarmed American soldiers at Fort Hood in 2009.

“Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has recommended—and President Donald J. Trump has approved—death by U.S. Army firing squad for convicted terrorist Nidal Malik Hasan, the jihadist who opened fire on unarmed American soldiers at Fort Hood in 2009,” Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell wrote on X. “He killed 13 people and wounded 32 others while shouting ‘Allahu Akbar’ during the attack.”

Hegseth previously said he was “100% committed to ensuring the death penalty is carried out for Nidal Hasan.”

“The victims and survivors deserve justice without delays,” he said.

“Judgment day for Hasan has finally come,” Parnell wrote.

The last military firing squad execution was on Jan. 31, 1945, when a firing squad in France executed Pvt. Eddie D. Slovik for desertion during World War II.

Hasan, who was born in Northern Virginia, opened fire on Nov. 5, 2009, using a semi-automatic handgun. He killed 13, including a pregnant female soldier, and wounded 32 others.

Hasan admitted to the shooting at his court martial. In 2013, he said he carried out the attack in support of the Taliban.

Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell | White House Correspondent

Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell is the White House correspondent for the Daily Signal.

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