Trump cancels planned livestream of Fort Hood shooter execution - BERITAJA
Posted October 15, 2026 10:49 am
Controversy builds about livestream plans for firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter
The execution of Fort Hood shooterNidal Malik Hasan will nary longer beryllium livestreamed, U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday.
Trump made the announcement connected Truth Social saying Hasan will beryllium executed arsenic scheduled, but the nationalist will not beryllium capable to watch done livestream aliases immoderate different ocular device.
“I deliberation streaming the execution for each to spot mightiness person been a beardown deterrent for the World to witnesser really America deals pinch Terrorists and SCUM for illustration Hasan but, galore very bully and good meaning group would alternatively not watch him die,” Trump said.
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Hasan was convicted of sidesplitting 13 group and injuring 32 others successful a shooting astatine the Fort Hood subject guidelines successful 2009.
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The first determination to livestream the execution drew aggravated criticism from the nationalist and experts about really the decease punishment is carried retired successful the United States, particularly aft the botched lethal injection of Christa Pike successful Tennessee.
While the nationalist will not beryllium privy to the execution, Trump said the contiguous families of the victims will beryllium allowed to watch the execution successful person.
Hasan’s execution is the first subject execution successful much than 65 years.
He is scheduled to beryllium executed by firing squad astatine Fort Hood connected Dec. 3.
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