Trump calls off livestream for Fort Hood shooter's execution by firing squadThe planned execution of Nidal Hasan is scheduled to be the first military execution in more than 60 years.Just nowUS & Canada

Can the Fort Hood shooter’s execution be livestreamed?

US President Donald Trump has called off plans to livestream the execution of former US army psychiatrist Nidal Hasan by firing squad.

Trump had previously said he approved of showing online the death of the Fort Hood attacker, while Vice-President JD Vance cast doubt on whether it would happen and said he would not watch it.

As criticism over the public display mounted, Trump said on Thursday that “many very good and well meaning people would rather not watch him die”.

“He will die, as scheduled, by firing squad, but this event will not be streamed,” the president added.

Hasan fatally shot 13 unarmed US soldiers at a military base in Texas in 2009, injuring another 32. His execution by firing squad would be the first military execution in more than 60 years.

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