In brief
U.S. President Donald Trump has dropped plans to stream the firing‑squad execution of former Army psychiatrist Nidal Hasan, who killed 13 soldiers in 2009. The move follows backlash over the idea of broadcasting a death on live television. Trump said that while Hasan will die as scheduled, the event will no longer be streamed. Has the first military execution in more than sixty years, the decision underscores the country’s handling of terrorism and the role of public perception.
US President Donald Trump has called off plans to livestream the execution of former US Army psychiatrist Nidal Hasan by firing squad.
Trump previously stated he approved of showing the Fort Hood attacker’s death on screen, while Vice‑President JD Vance cast doubt on the livestream, saying he would not watch it.
Facing criticism over the public viewing, Trump said “many very good and well‑meaning people would rather not watch him die.”
“I think streaming the execution for all to see might have been a strong deterrent for the world to witness how America deals with terrorists and scum like Hasan,” Trump added.
“He will die, as scheduled, by firing squad, but this event will not be streamed,” the president clarified.
Hasan fatally shot 13 unarmed US soldiers at a military base in Texas in 2009, injuring another 32. The firing‑squad execution would be the first in the US military in more than sixty years.
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