President Donald Trump announced that convicted Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan will be executed by firing squad as scheduled in December, but the execution will not be livestreamed. After bipartisan opposition and concerns that footage could become terrorist propaganda, Trump reversed his support for broadcasting the execution while allowing victims’ immediate families to witness it in person if they choose.
TRUMP KEEPS EXECUTION ON TRACK: The president confirmed that Hasan will die by firing squad as scheduled, despite the controversy surrounding how the execution should be handled.
NO PUBLIC LIVESTREAM: Trump announced that the execution will not be streamed, walking back a proposal that had generated bipartisan opposition.
VICTIMS’ FAMILIES GIVEN THE OPTION: The president said the immediate families of the victims may witness the execution in person if they choose.
TRUMP DEFENDS THE DETERRENT ARGUMENT: Trump said a public broadcast might have demonstrated how America deals with terrorists, but acknowledged that many well-meaning Americans would prefer not to watch an execution.
BIPARTISAN OPPOSITION MOUNTED: Republican and Democratic lawmakers, clergy members and survivors of the 2009 Fort Hood attack raised objections to broadcasting Hasan’s death.
CONCERNS ABOUT TERRORIST RECRUITMENT: House Speaker Mike Johnson warned that execution footage could become a recruiting tool for future terrorists. Vice President JD Vance also indicated that he would not watch the execution.
PLATFORMS REJECTED THE IDEA: TikTok and Newsmax told Axios that their platforms would not permit livestreams or clips of an execution.
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Hang that fuckin muzzrat
Alright then.
Let it be delayed by 15 minutes.
Standard in the financial markets.