GoKawiilTrump cancels plan to livestream Nidal Hasan's firing squad execution
President Trump announced that the scheduled firing squad execution of former Army psychiatrist Nidal Hasan, convicted in the 2009 Fort Hood shooting that killed 13 people, will no longer be livestreamed as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had previously proposed. Trump said the execution will proceed as planned but without public broadcast, though victims' families will still be permitted to view it.
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The reversal follows polling showing roughly 80% of Americans opposed streaming the execution, suggesting public backlash influenced the decision. The episode highlights tension within the administration over using a rare military execution as a public spectacle, especially with midterm elections approaching, though Trump has not explicitly acknowledged political calculation as his reason.
- Trump canceled a livestream of Nidal Hasan's firing squad execution after public backlash.
- The execution would have been the first US military firing squad death since 1945.
- An ABC News/Washington Post poll found about 80% of Americans opposed livestreaming the execution.
Source: futurism.com — Victor Tangermann, 2026-10-15
Published there as: “Trump Backs Down, Cancels Livestreamed Firing Squad Execution”
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