President Trump Blocks Livestream Of Nidal Hasan Execution

President Trump says the execution of an Islamic terrorist will not be livestreamed.

White House Pulls Plug on Proposed Broadcast of Military Firing Squad

President Trump announced on Truth Social that the federal government will not broadcast the upcoming December 3 execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan. While maintaining that capital punishment remains a strong deterrent against acts of terror, President Trump said he believed that many Americans would prefer not to view the execution. However, the administration confirmed that victim survivors and family members of the murdered victims will still be granted private access to observe the proceedings.

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth's Original Proposal

The decision calls off an initiative unveiled last week by Secretary of War Pete Hegseth. Hegseth had proposed making the execution publicly accessible via video, framing the move as necessary to demonstrate severe consequences for violent acts. The military has not utilized a firing squad since the Second World War.

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Decades After Attack, Firing Squad Date Remains Fixed

Hasan, a former Army major, was condemned to death in 2013 by a military panel following the Islamic attack that claimed 13 lives. Despite the cancellation of the public broadcast, the military execution itself remains scheduled to proceed on December 3.

A Major Fail by the Obama Administration

In his social media statement, the President said the attack could have been avoided had the Obama administration acted on intelligence prior to the event. According to the President, the Obama Administration was told about radical correspondence between Hasan and cleric Anwar al-Awlaki prior to the attack but did nothing. Immediately after the attack, Barack Obama characterized the Islamic attack as "workplace violence".