Trump cancels Fort Hood execution livestream
The gist
Trump said the government will not livestream Nidal Hasan's December 3 firing-squad execution.
Only victims' immediate families may attend, reversing a Pentagon plan that drew wide criticism.
How it unfolded
- 2009Hasan killed 13 people and wounded 32 others at Fort Hood, Texas.
- 2013 -08A military jury sentenced Hasan to death after finding him guilty of 45 counts of premeditated murder and attempted premeditated murder.
- Oct 7, 2026Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Hasan would get "a firing squad of soldiers, as it should be, and we'll make sure that people are able to watch it, that it's public"; Trump endorsed the firing-squad execution at a political event in Texas.