Trump says Fort Hood gunman’s execution will not be livestreamed
Donald Trump said Nidal Hasan’s December 3 execution would not be broadcast online, but victims’ immediate relatives could attend.
Washington, United States. US President Donald Trump announced Thursday that the execution of Fort Hood gunman Nidal Hasan would go ahead without a livestream. He said victims’ immediate relatives could attend if they wished.
Execution to proceed by firing squad
Trump said Hasan would face a firing squad as scheduled on December 3. He argued that an online broadcast could have provided a powerful deterrent by showing the world how the United States treats terrorists and people he described as scum, including Hasan.
However, Trump said many good, well-meaning people preferred not to see Hasan die, whether through streaming or another visual medium. He said the victims’ closest relatives deserved the opportunity to witness justice in person.
Objections to the planned broadcast
The Pentagon’s proposal to livestream the execution had drawn reservations from some Republicans, among them Vice President JD Vance, alongside religious leaders and international observers. Recent polling also indicated that most Americans opposed such a broadcast.
Hasan previously served as a psychiatrist in the US Army. A military court convicted him of killing 13 people in a shooting at Fort Hood, Texas, in 2009.
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