Trump scraps livestream plan for Fort Hood shooter's execution
Summary
President Donald Trump said Nidal Malik Hasan's execution by firing squad would proceed as scheduled but would not be livestreamed. The South China Morning Post reports the execution is set for December 3 and that the reversal followed political and religious criticism; Axios also reports bipartisan and public opposition to the livestream plan. The BBC says Trump remarked that some people would rather not watch and describes the execution as the first military execution in over 60 years.
Timeline
France 24
Source ↗France 24 reports outcry over US plans to livestream the Fort Hood shooter's execution by firing squad.
CBC
Source ↗CBC reports that Trump said the Pentagon would not livestream the execution of the Fort Hood shooter.
The Verge
Source ↗The Verge reports that Trump called off the livestream of the execution.
South China Morning Post
Source ↗The South China Morning Post reports that Trump scrapped the Pentagon's livestream plan, while the execution by firing squad remains scheduled for December 3.
Deutsche Welle
Source ↗Deutsche Welle reports that Trump said the Fort Hood shooter's execution would not be livestreamed.
BBC
Source ↗The BBC reports that Trump called off the livestream of Nidal Hasan's execution by firing squad, saying some people would rather not watch, and describes it as the first military execution in over 60 years.
Axios
Source ↗Axios reports that Trump's post reversed a livestream proposal by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and followed bipartisan condemnation, while Trump said immediate family members of victims could view the execution in person.
Le Monde
Source ↗Le Monde reports that Hegseth had previously said Nidal Hasan's execution would be livestreamed publicly on December 3.
The Sydney Morning Herald
Source ↗The Sydney Morning Herald reports that Trump said Hasan's execution would proceed by firing squad but would not be streamed, following backlash.
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