Trump cancels plan to livestream execution following global condemnation
Man convicted of killing 13 people in Fort Hood, Texas will still be executed, but president said âÂÂpeople would rather not watch him dieâÂÂ
Donald Trump has shelved a widely condemned plan to livestream the execution of a disabled man by firing squad.
The US president confirmed the execution of Nidal Malik Hasan, convicted of killing 13 people at a military base at Fort Hood in Texas in 2009, would not be public.
His administration had faced sweeping criticism, and comparisons to dictatorships in Iran and Afghanistan, after Pete Hegseth, the US defense secretary, said last week it would âÂÂmake sureâ people were able to watch.
Broadcasting such an execution âÂÂmight have been a strong deterrent for the World to witness how America deals with Terrorists and SCUM like HasanâÂÂ, Trump argued on Thursday in a post on his Truth Social Platform.
The president acknowledged, however, that âÂÂmany very good and well meaning people would rather not watch him die, through streaming, or through any other visual deviceâÂÂ, adding: âÂÂHe will die, as scheduled, by firing squad, but this event will not be streamed.âÂÂ
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