Donald Trump said Nidal Hasan’s planned firing-squad execution will go ahead but will not be livestreamed, after public opposition. Hasan is due to be executed at Fort Hood on 3 December.
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01Summary
- 01Trump said on Thursday that Hasan’s execution “will not be streamed”.
- 02Hasan, 56, is scheduled to be executed at 1 p.m. local time on 3 December at Fort Hood in Killeen, Texas.
- 03He was convicted after the 2009 Fort Hood shooting, in which 13 people were killed and another 32 injured.
- 04A Washington Post-ABC News-Ipsos poll of 2,545 U.S. adults found 80% opposed livestreaming the execution and 18% supported it.
- 05Trump said immediate family members of the victims may view the execution in person if they choose.
02Why it matters
The decision affects how a closely watched military execution will be carried out and who, if anyone, can witness it. It also reflects wider concern that public streaming could be used as propaganda.
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