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DHS secretary defends plan to livestream Fort Hood shooter's execution

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Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin defended plans to livestream the December firing-squad execution of Nidal Hasan, who killed 13 people and wounded others at Fort Hood in 2009. On CBS's Face the Nation, Mullin said "no one has to watch it" and dismissed concerns the broadcast could generate sympathy for Hasan, who is in a wheelchair. President Trump has said he will make the final decision on livestreaming, after War Secretary Pete Hegseth announced the plan.

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