Trump approves military firing squad for ‘jihadist’ Army sergeant major who massacred 13 at Fort Hood

President Trump said the former Army major turned jihadist who killed 13 people and wounded 30 in a mass shooting at Fort Hood will face death by firing squad.

Nidal Hasan claimed he launched the terror attack over anger about being deployed to Afghanistan and a desire to protect Islamic and Taliban leaders from US troops. 

He was sentenced to death following the 2009 shooting.

Chief Pentagon Spokesman Sean Parnell declared that Hasan will be just the second person since 2010 to be put to death by a firing squad Monday.  

‘Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has recommended — and President Donald J. Trump has approved

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