President Donald Trump announced Thursday that the United States will not live-stream the execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan.
The decision came after days of speculation on whether the administration would follow through on Secretary of War Pete Hegseth’s announcement that the execution would be live-streamed. Trump said that though he thought a live-streamed execution would be a good deterrent, he decided against it.
“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 said in a Truth Social post on Thursday.
“He will die, as scheduled, by firing squad, but this event will not be streamed,” the president shared. “That said, the execution may be viewed in person by the immediate families of the victims, if they so choose. They deserve to witness JUSTICE!”
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