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Mullin says livestreaming Hasan execution is part of ‘restoring American values’
Mullin said the broadcast poses no added security risk and argued the public execution would deter attacks on America.
- On Sunday, DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin defended the Pentagon's plan to livestream the execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan during a CBS News interview, dismissing concerns the broadcast would pose a security threat.
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced last week that Hasan, who killed 13 service members during the November 2009 Fort Hood shooting in Texas, will be executed by firing squad in December with public livestream access.
- Mullin dismissed warnings the broadcast could turn Hasan into a martyr, arguing the public sentence serves as a deterrent. "No one has to watch it," Mullin said.
- Republican Senators Lisa Murkowski and Kevin Cramer warned that the livestream provides terrorists with the global platform they crave, drawing scrutiny from lawmakers over the administration's execution approach.
- Critics including Martina Navratilova, a former professional tennis champion, and Grant Stern, managing editor for Occupy Democrats, have questioned whether a televised execution aligns with American values or violates prohibitions on cruel and unusual punishment.
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'Wow': Markwayne Mullin shocks with bizarre defense of Trump admin's 'American values'
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin shocked onlookers Sunday when he uncorked a bizarre defense of President Donald Trump's efforts to restore so-called "American values." Mullin joined CBS News' Margaret Brennan on "Face the Nation," where he was asked about the upcoming public execution of Nidal Hasan, a former military member who shot and killed 13 service members and injured more than 30 others during the Fort Hood shooting in 2009.…
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- 34% of the sources lean Left, 33% of the sources are Center, 33% of the sources lean Right
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C 33%
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