Trump cancels Hegseth’s planned livestream for Nidal Hasan execution

President Trump on Wednesday said he was canceling any livestream of the execution of Nidal Malik Hasan, the former U.S. Army Major who killed 13 people in the 2009 attack on Fort Hood.

Defense Sec. Pete Hegseth had said the execution would be livestreamed, a decision that had come under substantial criticism, including from GOP senators who said it would bring the U.S. to the level of terrorist groups who broadcast executions.

Trump in his statement said he had heard that criticism, and that while Hasan deserved to be executed, it would not be livestreamed. He also argued the livestream might have deterred terrorists.

“I think streaming the execution for all to see might have been a strong deterrent for the World to witness how America deals with Terrorists and SCUM like Hasan but, many very good and well meaning people would rather not watch him die, through streaming, or through any other visual device,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post.

“He will die, as scheduled, by firing squad, but this event will not be........

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