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Trump overrules Pete Hegseth’s plan to livestream Fort Hood gunman’s execution

The announcement was welcomed by lawmakers from both major political parties, who had criticised the proposalUS President Donald Trump has cancelled plans to livestream the execution of Nidal Hasan, the former army doctor convicted of killing 13 people at Fort Hood in 2009.According to…

Trump overrules Pete Hegseth’s plan to livestream Fort Hood gunman’s execution
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The announcement was welcomed by lawmakers from both major political parties, who had criticised the proposalUS President Donald Trump has cancelled plans to livestream the execution of Nidal Hasan, the former army doctor convicted of killing 13 people at Fort Hood in 2009.According to…

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He [Hasan] will die, as scheduled, by firing squad, but this event will not be streamed,” Trump wrote.The announcement was welcomed by lawmakers from both major political parties, who had criticised the proposal to broadcast an execution.Democratic Senator Elissa Slotkin responded on X, writing: “Good.

So sick to have ever considered this,”Republican Senator John Curtis also supported the decision, saying “this is the right move, both for the loved ones of the victims and for the country.”Curtis had previously warned that broadcasting executions “cultivates an appetite for executions as a form of entertainment”, and was “not an effective deterrent”.

Trump overrules Pete Hegseth's plan to livestream Fort Hood gunman's execution October 15, 2026.

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