# Trump cancels Fort Hood execution livestream

> Trump drops Pentagon's plan to livestream Hasan's execution after bipartisan backlash.
- Title: Trump cancels Fort Hood execution livestream | Shortify
- Summary: Trump drops Pentagon's plan to livestream Hasan's execution after bipartisan backlash. Trump said the Pentagon will no longer livestream Nidal Hasan's…
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## Trump cancels execution livestream
Trump said the Pentagon will no longer livestream Nidal Malik Hasan's execution after bipartisan backlash.
## Bipartisan criticism of livestream
Vice President JD Vance and House Speaker Mike Johnson criticized the execution livestream as fueling radicalization.
## Trump's defense of execution method
Trump defended the firing squad as a 'very worthy' method for Hasan, saying he 'will be killed through firing squad.'
## Hasan's background
Nidal Malik Hasan, a former Army psychiatrist, killed soldiers at Fort Hood in 2009 before being paralyzed from the waist down.
## Historical military execution
The U.S. military hasn't executed a service member by firing squad since World War II, with the last execution in 1961.
## Execution date and viewing
Hasan's execution is scheduled for December 3, viewable only by immediate victims' families.
## Key takeaway

Trump said the Pentagon will no longer livestream Nidal Hasan's execution after facing criticism from Republicans and Democrats.