given the looming November 3 midterm elections, an expert has warned of a far more dire possible consequence of broadcasting the Hasan execution While political ramifications might be on Trump’s mind. The decision to livestream Fort Hood shooter, Nidal Hasan ‘s, execution has left the country divided. President Donald Trump has indicated he’s not made a decision on it yet, amid widespread resistance from Republicans While Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth wants the public execution by firing squad to be broadcast.
“But he will be killed. He will be through firing squad. I really don’t care how he goes, as long as he goes, and I think that the death penalty is a very worthy way of going for him,” the president added.
Trump, meanwhile, said “We’re making a determination about that,” speaking to reporters on Friday about Hasan’s execution being broadcast.
However, Price’s expertise in tracking and disrupting terrorist activities makes his voice relevant in this case, and makes the warning all the more serious. Price also shared examples of Al Qaeda or ISIS, saying their ‘tactics offer the closest modern-day approximation of Hegseth’s proposal.’
“You can take it from those of us who’ve spent years working on terrorism: the surest way to spawn more radicalized zealots is to glorify violence, embrace a cult of death, and create a martyr for the cause,” he wrote on X.
