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Donald Trump says he will make final decision on execution livestream

President Donald Trump said he will ultimately decide whether to broadcast the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan live.

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President Donald Trump stated on Saturday that he will make the final decision on whether to livestream the military execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan. The Washington Examiner, NBC News, and The Hill all reported that the president clarified his stance to reporters after offering mixed statements regarding the broadcast over two days. [1][3][5]

The Washington Examiner and uPolitics both reported that Donald Trump previously stated on Friday that he absolutely approved the plan to broadcast the event. The plan for a livestream was put forward by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, according to uPolitics. [1][2]

Al Jazeera reported that Donald Trump confirmed the execution will be carried out by a firing squad. DW.com reported that both Republicans and Democrats have raised criticisms regarding the proposal to broadcast the execution live. [6][7]

As FTMQ Politics reported earlier, Nidal Hasan was convicted of killing 13 people and injuring 32 others during the 2009 shooting at Fort Hood in Texas. His execution is scheduled for December 3 at the base, marking the first military execution in the United States in over 60 years. [8]

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In short

  • President Donald Trump said he will make the final decision on livestreaming Nidal Hasan's execution.
  • Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth proposed the plan to broadcast the execution live.
  • Nidal Hasan was convicted of killing 13 people in the 2009 Fort Hood shooting.
  • The execution is scheduled to take place by firing squad on December 3.

Sources

Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.

  1. [1]Trump to make ‘decision ultimately’ on Ft. Hood execution livestreamWashington Examiner White House, 5h ago (the report this story comes from)
  2. [2]Trump Says He ‘Absolutely’ Approved Hegseth’s Plan For Live-Streaming Fort Hood Shooter&#...uPolitics, 1d ago
  3. [3]Trump says he’ll decide whether to livestream the execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal HasanNBC News, 7h ago
  4. [4]Trump backs livestreaming of Fort Hood shooter’s executionThe Telegraph, 1d ago
  5. [5]Trump says he will ‘ultimately make decision’ on Fort Hood shooter execution livestreamThe Hill, 1h ago
  6. [6]Trump deliberates livestream execution of Fort Hood shooter as Republicans, Democrats criticize ideaDW.com, 23h ago
  7. [7]Trump confirms Fort Hood shooter’s execution will be by firing squadAl Jazeera, 1d ago

Background

  1. [8]Pentagon plans to livestream firing squad execution of Nidal Hasan FTMQ Politics, 2d ago

Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 8 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.

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