# Trump cancels livestream of execution

> Donald Trump says the public execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan will not be streamed, reversing an earlier plan by the Pentagon.
- Title: Trump cancels livestream of execution · The Verge | Shortify
- Summary: Donald Trump says the public execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan will not be streamed, reversing an earlier plan by the Pentagon. Trump cancelled…
- Keywords: nidal hasan, execution, fort hood, donald trump, pete hegseth, livestream, technology, culture, Trump, cancels, The Verge
- Source: The Verge — https://theverge.com/policy/1011991/trump-nidal-hasan-execution-not-livestreaming
- Author: Stevie Bonifield
- Published: 2026-10-15T14:43:44+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: nidal hasan, execution, fort hood, donald trump, pete hegseth, livestream, technology, culture
## Pentagon planned to stream execution
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth had announced plans to livestream the execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan, a former US Army major convicted of killing thirteen people at a Texas military base in two…
## Trump reverses the decision
Donald Trump announced on Truth Social that the execution will not be livestreamed. He said many people would rather not watch Hasan die through streaming or any other visual device.

> many very good and well meaning people would rather not watch him die, through streaming, or through any other visual device
## Execution will proceed as scheduled
Hasan will be executed by firing squad as scheduled.The execution may be viewed in person by the immediate families of the victims if they choose.

> He will die, as scheduled, by firing squad, but this event will not be streamed
## Key takeaway

Trump cancelled plans to livestream the execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan, saying people would prefer not to watch it.