Trump cancels livestream for Fort Hood shooter's firing squad execution in brutal blow to Pete Hegseth

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Raasch, J. M. (2026, October 15). Trump cancels livestream for Fort Hood shooter's firing squad execution in brutal blow to Pete Hegseth. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16212087/trump-fort-hood-shooter-execution-not-livestreamed.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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Daily Mail · collected 2026-10-15 · by Jon Michael Raasch

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President Donald Trump canceled Secretary of War Pete Hegseth's decision to livestream the execution of Nidal Malik Hasan, the former U.S. Army major who carried out a deadly attack on Fort Hood in 2009. Initially, Hegseth planned for the state execution by firing squad to be made public and potentially live streamed, but after facing backlash from politicians and voters—80 percent of whom opposed streaming it according to a recent poll—Trump reversed this decision. The execution is still scheduled for December 3 but will not be livestreamed; instead, immediate family members of the victims can view it in person if they choose.
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Nidal Malik Hasan, a former US Army major and psychiatrist convicted of killing 13 unarmed soldiers and wounding 32 others during the November 5, 2009, shooting at Fort Hood, Texas, was scheduled to be executed by firing squad on December 3, 2026. Initially, President Donald Trump approved plans to livestream the execution to deter future acts of terrorism. However, due to significant backlash and concerns raised by critics, including religious leaders and some fellow Republicans like Vice-President J.D. Vance, Trump reversed his decision on October 15, 2026.

The execution will proceed as scheduled but will not be streamed online. Instead, immediate families of the victims will have the option to view it in person if they choose. Hasan's execution will mark the first military execution since Pvt. John Bennett was hanged in 1961 for rape and attempted murder.

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📰 Trump Approves Firing Squad Execution For Nidal Hasan
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“Both articles report on President Donald Trump's decision to abandon plans to livestream the execution of Nidal Malik Hasan on October 15, 2026.”
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Army Hill U.S. Army Washington the White House

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Trump PERSON · 3× Army ORG · 2× Pete Hegseth PERSON · 2× Donald Trump PERSON · 1× Hasan PERSON · 1× Hill ORG · 1× Nidal Malik Hasan PERSON · 1× U.S. Army ORG · 1× Washington GPE · 1× the White House ORG · 1×

Narrative

'Nidal Malik Hasan, a former U.S. Army Major turned traitor, is a very bad and evil man, who killed 13 people, including a pregnant soldier, who died, along with her unborn son, and injured, very seriously, 32 more innocent people,' Trump said of the 2009 tragedy.
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🔮 Last week, Hegseth said that the execution will be made 'public,' and the Department of War later announced it would be live streamed.
2026-10-15 · Daily Mail
Trump cancels livestream for Fort Hood shooter's firing squad execution in brutal blow to Pete Hegseth · assertive framing

Claims (10 extracted, 1 hedged)

- Sign up HERE to our DC Insider newsletter - your guide to what's rocking Washington, rattling the White House and setting tongues wagging on the Hill asserted
what → sign → Hill
President Donald Trump reversed Secretary of War Pete Hegseth's decision to livestream the state execution of the Fort Hood terrorist after pushback against the shocking decision. asserted
Trump → reverse → decision
'Nidal Malik Hasan, a former U.S. Army Major turned traitor, is a very bad and evil man, who killed 13 people, including a pregnant soldier, who died, along with her unborn son, and injured, very seriously, 32 more innocent people,' Trump said of the 2009 tragedy. asserted
Trump → turn → tragedy
Hasan's execution by firing squad is scheduled for December 3. asserted
execution → schedule → December
Last week, Hegseth said that the execution will be made 'public,' and the Department of War later announced it would be live streamed. asserted
it → say → War
Politicians on both sides of the aisle immediately revolted, expressing their distaste for such barbaric tactics. asserted
Politicians → revolt → tactics
Voters also found the announcement distasteful. asserted
announcement → find → ?
A Washington Post-ABC-Ipsos poll survey released Thursday found 80 percent of US adults said the administration should not livestream the execution. asserted
administration → release → execution
'He will die, as scheduled, by firing squad, but this event will not be streamed,' Trump said on Thursday, conceding that controversy has engulfed the decision. 'That said, the execution may be viewed in person by the immediate families of the victims, if they so choose.' This is a breaking story and will be updated. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said that he will make public the scheduled firing squad execution of a former Army major. uncertain
execution → die → major
reversed that choice on Thursday Nidal Hasan (pictured), the former Army psychiatrist who killed 13 people hand wounded over 30 in a mass shooting at Fort Hood is set to face death by firing squad in December asserted
who → reverse → December
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