Exclusive: Brother of Slain Fort Hood Soldier Urges Trump To Stop Livestream Execution
Summary
The brother of a soldier killed in the 2009 Fort Hood shooting is asking President Donald Trump to stop the plan to livestream the execution of Nidal Malik Hasan, the shooter. Kristopher Craig, whose brother was one of the victims, wrote a letter expressing his feelings about the public broadcast and asking for the decision to be reconsidered.Key Facts
- Nidal Malik Hasan was convicted of killing 13 people and injuring 32 at Fort Hood military base in November 2009.
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Hasan's execution will be made public, and a Pentagon official confirmed it would be livestreamed.
- President Trump personally approved the livestream plan for Hasan’s execution.
- Kristopher Craig is the brother of Army Pfc. Michael Pearson, one of the soldiers killed in the shooting.
- Craig opposes livestreaming the execution and sent a letter to President Trump and Defense Secretary Hegseth asking for the plan to be reconsidered.
- Craig opposes the death penalty but respects others' feelings who support it.
- He wants his brother and the other victims remembered for who they were, not as part of a public spectacle during the execution.
- Pentagon and White House declined to comment on Craig’s letter.
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