US President Donald Trump on Thursday cancelled plans to livestream the execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan, reversing a Pentagon initiative that drew political and religious criticism. Trump said Hasan’s execution by firing squad would proceed as scheduled, but would not be broadcast. The Pentagon has set the execution for December 3. “He will die, as scheduled, by firing squad, but this event will not be streamed,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform. Hasan, a former US Army...
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Trump scraps livestream for Fort Hood shooter’s execution by firing squad
President Donald Trump has canceled plans to livestream the execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan. The execution by firing squad is still scheduled to proceed on December 3, as set by the Pentagon, but will not be broadcast.
Teresa Elena FrontadoSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-10-15 · 14:50 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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President Donald Trump has canceled plans to livestream the execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan. The execution by firing squad is still scheduled to proceed on December 3, as set by the Pentagon, but will not be broadcast. Trump announced this reversal on his Truth Social platform, stating that Hasan "will die, as scheduled, by firing squad, but this event will not be streamed." The Pentagon's initial initiative to livestream the execution had faced political and religious criticism. Hasan is identified as a former US Army individual.
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The Pentagon has set Hasan's execution for December 3.
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Hasan's execution by firing squad will proceed as scheduled but will not be broadcast.
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President Trump cancelled plans to livestream the execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan.
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The Pentagon initiative to livestream the execution drew political and religious criticism.
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