Hasan, who was left paralyzed from the waist down after being shot by law enforcement officers during the shooting at Fort Hood, now uses a wheelchair.

The US defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, said last week that the execution of Hasan would be a public event. Hasan’s sentence will be the first military execution in more than 60 years, and would have been the first in US history to be publicly broadcast.

In a statement to the Guardian on Thursday, a spokesperson for the Pentagon said Trump and Hegseth “spoke about the decision to not livestream Hasan’s execution” before Trump’s statement. Hegesth “supports the President’s decision, and they are completely aligned”, they added.

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[–] 2 points 10 hours ago

Weirdly self aware of him.

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  • [–] 42 points 2 days ago (9 children)

    The fact it was considered by government officials shows how much America has fallen under the trump regime.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 days ago (5 children)

    Trump simply puts in public what other admins would have done covertly. In a sense, he has done more to expose what politics actually is than any other president before him.

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  • [–] 0 points 13 hours ago (3 children)

    Which other admins would have done this covertly?

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  • [–] 2 points 12 hours ago (2 children)

    Every single one since the country's inception?

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    Don’t mistake this for trump actually caring, either. He’d love for this to happen, and was probably salivating at the thought of trump media ad revenue, and how he could filter all pay per view money directly into his pockets.

    This is only getting walked back because the weasels in congress are legitimately terrified of public opinion right now, since trump is sinking their ship. This is just the GOP frantically bailing against the tide, not because trump himself cares or even acknowledges anything other than his own desires.

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  • [–] 9 points 2 days ago (1 child)

    The real reason IMO is that Trump only recently found out that the guy is in a wheelchair, and even he has the mental capacity to realize that shooting a guy who can't stand on his own is a bad look for the country, regardless of his crimes.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 days ago*

    I appreciate your theory, but I don’t think trump found out anything or would remotely care. He’s so dementia addled, this guy’s execution was no more than jangly keys for a moment, and he couldn’t even tell you the guy’s name. He doesn’t even know the guy is in a wheelchair, because that would require more than a fleeting glance at what’s going on.

    Ask him later today and he’ll have forgot this guy exists at all. It’s some dude who doesn’t matter at all because he’s not an investor or his daughter. Trump’s brain is literally Swiss cheese at this point. The people around him may be oppressing the disabled, but trump can’t because he’s forgot they exist at all.

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  • [–] 10 points 2 days ago (1 child)

    Note how effective even a mild rumble from Congress was on this one item.

    Fucking sellouts.

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    This is why public uproar matters right now, more than in many times. Congress holds the purse strings, and they’re scared of losing their cushy jobs with high pay, retirement, the best healthcare, and other perks. They’re listening, not out of a sense of duty, but existential fear.

    e: Don’t let .ml users tell you there’s no point and there’s nothing you can do, btw. If it was hopeless, they wouldn’t be trying so hard to demoralise you. Pay attention to the instance and don’t glorify them with engagement; they’re out in force right now.

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  • My little nephew asked me about the execution yesterday. I couldn’t believe it. Apparently other kids were all talking about it.

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  • [–] 9 points 2 days ago (1 child)

    Over details any functional adult should've known immediately - not because the whole fucking idea is unhinged drooling fascist wank material.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 days ago (1 child)

    Video will still be distributed, I’m sure. Even if it needs to be “leaked.”

    It’s disgraceful.

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  • [–] 9 points 2 days ago

    TACO Thursday

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  • [–] 8 points 2 days ago (2 children)

    I would 10000% tune in to watch a livestream execution of the current American administration.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 days ago

    “Just how drunk were you, Hegseth?”

    “I…don’t remember.”

    “You’re lucky this isn’t a fireable offense.”

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  • [–] 4 points 2 days ago

    This would have been a line in the sand for a lot of people, even supporters of the death penalty.

    Theres a difference between thinking that its necessary and celebrating it.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 days ago

    What a bunch of pussies

    !/s!<

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  • [–] 1 point 2 days ago

    Piss pants got scared 'cause he knew if he did it to someone, we'd be doing it to him next.

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