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Why does Pete Hegseth want to livestream an execution?

NPR | By Odette Yousef,

Ailsa Chang

Published October 13, 2026 at 4:03 PM EDT

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has proposed livestreaming the execution of a man convicted of the 2009 attack on Fort Hood. Some scholars say the idea is rooted in his religious background.

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Odette Yousef

Odette Yousef is a National Security correspondent focusing on extremism.

Ailsa Chang

Ailsa Chang is an award-winning journalist and a host of NPR’s newsmagazine All Things Considered, as well as NPR’s daily news podcast Consider This.

See stories by Ailsa Chang