# Trump Cancels Execution Livestream

> Trump drops plan to livestream mass shooter's firing squad execution.
- Title: Trump Cancels Execution Livestream · Futurism | Shortify
- Summary: Trump drops plan to livestream mass shooter's firing squad execution. Trump canceled plans to livestream the execution of Nidal Hasan after public opposition.
- Keywords: trump, nidal hasan, firing squad, livestream, execution, fort hood, death row, midterm elections, truth social, ipsos poll, republicans, democrats
- Source: Futurism — https://futurism.com/future-society/trump-backs-down-cancels-livestreamed-firing-squad-execution
- Author: Victor Tangermann
- Published: 2026-10-15T15:55:44+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: trump, nidal hasan, firing squad, livestream, execution, fort hood, death row, midterm elections, truth social, ipsos poll, republicans, democrats
## Trump cancels execution livestream
President Trump canceled plans to livestream the execution of Nidal Hasan, a former army psychiatrist who killed 13 people at Fort Hood in 2009.

> He will die, as scheduled, by firing squad, but this event will not be streamed
## Public opposes execution livestream
An Ipsos poll found 80 percent of Americans opposed livestreaming the execution, with 34 percent of Republicans supporting it.
## Execution details
The execution was scheduled for the first time since November 1945 and the country's first public execution since 1936.
## Key takeaway

Trump canceled plans to livestream the execution of Nidal Hasan after public opposition.