Trump approves firing squad for Fort Hood killer Nidal Hasan's execution after Pete Hegseth's recommendation

President Donald Trump has approved the use of a firing squad to execute convicted Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan, the Pentagon announced Monday.

“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 said in a post on X.

Hasan killed 12 U.S. service members and one civilian, while injuring 32 others, during the November 2009 shooting rampage at the Texas Army base.

In this photo released by the Bell County Sheriff’s Office, Nidal Hasan is seen in a booking photo after being moved to the Bell County Jail on April 9, 2010 in Belton, Texas. Getty Images

Fort Hood welcome sign

Hasan was convicted of killing 13 people during the Fort Hood shooting in 2009. AP

Parnell said the former Army officer, whom he described as a terrorist, was “shouting ‘Allahu Akbar’ during the attack.”

“The Secretary of the Army will set the time and place of the execution,” Parnell added. “Judgement day for Hasan has finally come.”

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