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Trump Cancels Livestream of Fort Hood Shooter’s Execution
Fox Carolina · 13 hours ago · Read the Full Story on Fox Carolina
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President Donald Trump has canceled plans to livestream the execution of 2009 Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan following widespread bipartisan criticism.
- President Donald Trump canceled plans to livestream the execution of Nidal Hasan, who is responsible for the 2009 Fort Hood mass shooting.
- The decision followed bipartisan criticism from lawmakers, religious leaders, and attack survivors.
- The Pentagon had previously announced that Hasan would be executed by firing squad in a public broadcast.
- Trump defended the original proposal on Truth Social as a potential deterrent to terrorism before acknowledging public concerns.
- Vice President JD Vance and House Speaker Mike Johnson stated they would not watch the execution, while other lawmakers actively opposed the livestream.
- The Vatican’s Secretary of State also criticized the proposed broadcast.
- Hasan, a former Army psychiatrist, killed 13 people and wounded over 30 others in the Nov. 5, 2009, shooting at Fort Hood, Texas.
- The firing squad execution will still proceed, but viewing will be restricted to the victims' immediate family members.
- Senator Mark Kelly introduced legislation Thursday to prohibit the public broadcasting of future military executions.
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