Trump Cancels Plans To Livestream The Execution Of Fort Hood Shooter, Nidal Hasan
The United States President, Donald Trump has cancelled plans to livestream the scheduled execution of former U.S. Army psychiatrist, Nidal Malik Hasan, who killed 13 people in a 2009 shooting at Fort Hood, Texas. Trump announced the decision on Thursday, following widespread criticism of the proposal from human rights groups and others in the United States and internationally. In a post on Truth Social, Trump said the execution would proceed as scheduled on Thursday, December 3, 2026, by firing squad, but would not be broadcast online. “Many very good and well meaning people would rather not watch him die,” he wrote, adding that he had initially viewed a livestream as a potential deterrent against terrorism. Hasan fatally shot 13 unarmed military personnel and wounded 32 others at Fort Hood, Texas in November 2009. His planned execution would be the first United States military execution in more than six decades. Trump said the victims’ families would still be permitted to witness the...