US President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that the administration would not broadcast the firing-squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan, withdrawing a proposal initially outlined by Secretary of War Pete Hegseth. While publicly streaming Hasan’s execution “might have been a strong deterrent for the World to witness how America deals with Terrorists and SCUM like Hasan,” Trump stated in a Truth Social post that “many very good and well-meaning people would rather not watch him die, through streaming, or through any other visual device.” “He will die, as scheduled, by firing squad, but this event will not be streamed,” the President stated, noting further that relatives of Hasan’s victims would be permitted to witness the capital punishment in person on December 3. The Army sentenced Hasan, a former major, to death in 2013 following his conviction for killing 13 people and injuring 32 others at the Fort Hood military base in Texas in 2009. Trump's reversal followed substa...
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