President Trump has called off Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s plan to live-stream the execution of Nidal Hasan, the former Army major who killed 13 people at Fort Hood in Texas in 2009. Hasan is scheduled to be executed by firing squad on December 3. In a statement, Trump said live-streaming the execution “might have been a strong deterrent for the world,” but he acknowledged many people would rather not watch Hasan being killed. Last week, the U.N. Human Rights Office warned that live-streaming the execution would amount to a public execution and violate the prohibition on torture.
Trump Cancels Hegseth’s Plans to Live-Stream Firing Squad Execution
HeadlineOct 16, 2026










