Trump cancels planned livestream of Nidal Hasan’s execution
The firing-squad execution remains scheduled for December 3, but the public broadcast has been called off. Victims’ immediate families may watch in person if they choose.
US President Donald Trump said on October 15 that the planned public livestream of Nidal Hasan’s firing-squad execution at a Texas Army installation has been cancelled. The execution remains scheduled for December 3, changing how the public may view the event rather than the announced date or method.
In a Truth Social post, Trump said Hasan would be executed as scheduled but that the event would not be streamed. He said the immediate families of victims could view it in person if they choose. The statement leaves that option with the families; it does not say they must attend.
How the livestream plan changed
The Pentagon announced the December 3 firing-squad execution the previous week, according to the BBC. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had said it would be livestreamed. CBS News reported that the execution was set for 1 p.m. at the Texas installation, citing Hegseth; Trump’s new announcement concerns public access to a broadcast, not the reported time or venue.
The decision follows public and political criticism of the broadcast plan, BBC News and CBS News reported. CBS said administration officials had been leaning against a livestream earlier in the week. NewsJaws had also reported that Trump’s advisers were reconsidering the stream; his October 15 statement turns that reported reconsideration into an announced cancellation.
Why Hasan’s execution drew attention
Hasan was convicted over the 2009 attack at Fort Hood, in which 13 people were killed and more than 30 were injured, according to CBS News. The BBC reported that the 13 killed were unarmed US soldiers and put the number injured at 32. For their families, Trump’s announcement preserves an in-person viewing option while ending the proposed public stream.
The BBC said a firing-squad execution of Hasan would be the first US military execution in more than 60 years. That history helps explain the attention on the Pentagon’s plan, but the immediate change is narrower: the execution is still scheduled, and the announced livestream will not go ahead.
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Sources and context
- Trump cancels planned Pentagon live stream of Fort Hood shooter’s firing squad executionAssociated Press (republished by South China Morning Post)
- Trump calls off livestream of Fort Hood attacker's execution by firing squadBBC News
- Trump calls off plan to livestream Fort Hood shooterCBS News
- Donald Trump Truth Social post about Nidal Malik Hasan execution livestreamDonald Trump on Truth Social
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