Trump scraps plan to livestream execution after backlash
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October 15, 2026
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The firing squad execution of a convicted military base shooter will not be livestreamed, US President Donald Trump announced Thursday, cancelling a contentious plan by Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth.
The move to livestream Nidal Hasan’s execution was widely opposed at home and abroad, prompting outrage from both US Democratic and Republican politicians, the Catholic Church, rights groups and the United Nations.
The cancellation is a blow to Hegseth, who is already under fire over the stalemated Iran war and its fallout, which are weighing on the Republican Party’s chances in upcoming midterm elections.
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