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Pete Hegseth: “Execution by firing squad. Army major betrays his country, radical Islamist, kills a bunch of Americans at Fort Hood ―…”

On the recordOctober 9, 2026
Execution by firing squad. Army major betrays his country, radical Islamist, kills a bunch of Americans at Fort Hood ― of course we’re going to do it at Fort Hood.
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Pete Hegseth

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Commenting on the execution of Nidal Malik Hasan.

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