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Trump Backtracks on Livestreaming Nidal Hasan's Execution Amid Heavy Backlash
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Moneycontrol•12-10-2026, 19:59
Trump Backtracks on Livestreaming Nidal Hasan's Execution Amid Heavy Backlash
- •President Donald Trump has expressed doubts about livestreaming the upcoming execution of former US Army Major Nidal Hasan following bipartisan criticism and pushback from advisers.
- •Hasan, who killed 13 people in the 2009 Fort Hood shooting, is scheduled to face a firing squad on December 3 at the military base.
- •Lawmakers from both parties, human rights groups including Amnesty International, and the United Nations strongly condemned the proposal to publicly broadcast the execution.
- •Trump initially approved the plan announced by Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, but later stated he would make the final decision on whether to show the event.
- •Vice President JD Vance also voiced uncertainty regarding the livestream, noting he would not watch it while condemning Hasan's 2009 terrorist attack.
Key Questions Answered
Former US Army Major Nidal Hasan is scheduled to face execution by a firing squad on December 3 at the Fort Hood military base in Texas, where he carried out the 2009 shooting.
Hasan was sentenced to death by a military jury in 2013 after being convicted for a 2009 mass shooting at Fort Hood, Texas, which killed 13 people and wounded 30 others.
President Donald Trump expressed reservations following substantial bipartisan criticism from lawmakers, warnings from the UN against public executions, and negative input from White House advisers.
