# Trump Decides Fort Hood Execution Livestream

> Trump will decide if military livestreams Nidal Hasan's execution.
- Title: Trump Decides Fort Hood Execution Livestream · Dallas Express
- Summary: Trump will decide if military livestreams Nidal Hasan's execution. Trump will decide whether to livestream the December execution of Nidal Hasan after…
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- Source: Dallas Express — https://dallasexpress.com/city/trump-says-he-will-decide-fort-hood-execution-livestream-as-dallas-pastor-backs-broadcast
- Author: Dallas Express
- Published: 2026-10-10T20:56:56+00:00
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- Topics: trump, fort hood, nidal hasan, military execution, livestream, peter hegseth, robert jeffress, alonzo lunsford, jd vance, news, politics
## Trump's Decision on Execution Livestream
President Donald Trump said Saturday he will make the final call on whether the military livestreams Nidal Malik Hasan's December firing-squad execution.
## Pentagon Plans Livestream
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said the public would be able to watch Hasan's execution, and a Pentagon official confirmed the department planned to livestream it.
## Dallas Pastor Supports Broadcast
First Baptist Dallas Senior Pastor Robert Jeffress backed the Pentagon plan, stating capital punishment is commanded by God in Genesis 9:6 to remind people of human life's sanctity.

> Capital punishment is commanded by God in Genesis 9:6 to remind people of the sanctity of human life.
## Other Leaders Oppose Livestream
Archbishop Paul S. Coakley condemned the livestream as a 'barbaric promotion of a culture of death', and Fort Hood survivor Alonzo Lunsford opposed turning it into entertainment.
## Trump's Final Decision
Trump said Saturday he will make the decision on whether to livestream Hasan's execution, after the Pentagon had planned to broadcast it.
## Execution Details
The Army scheduled Hasan's execution for December 3 at 1 p.m. CST, following his military conviction in 2013 and Supreme Court denial of review on March 31, 2025.
## Key takeaway

Trump will decide whether to livestream the December execution of Nidal Hasan after Pentagon plans to broadcast it.