BREAKING: Fort Hood Shooter Nidal Hasan Execution Livestream Plan Trump Cancelled by Trump

Dil Bar Irshad | 16 Oct 2026 | 11:19 AM IST | Breaking News, Politics, World | Follow on Google News

BREAKING: Fort Hood Shooter Nidal Hasan Execution Livestream Plan Trump Cancelled by Trump

WASHINGTON, October 16, 2026 [VoM News]: US President Donald Trump has cancelled plans to livestream the execution of convicted Fort Hood mass shooter Nidal Hasan, following widespread criticism of the proposal.

Trump announced Thursday that Hasan would still be executed by firing squad as scheduled on December 3, but the execution would not be broadcast online. Immediate family members of the victims would be permitted to witness it in person if they wished.

The decision reverses an earlier plan announced by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to make the execution publicly viewable through a livestream.

Hasan was sentenced to death by a military jury in 2013 for killing 13 people and wounding more than 30 others during a 2009 shooting at Fort Hood, Texas. Twelve of those killed were soldiers.

The livestream proposal drew criticism from US lawmakers from both major parties, religious leaders, retired military officers and international officials. The United Nations had also raised objections to broadcasting the execution.

A Washington Post-ABC News-Ipsos poll released Thursday reportedly found that eight in ten Americans opposed livestreaming it.

If carried out, Hasan’s execution would be the first US military execution since 1961 and the first execution by a US military firing squad since 1945.

Dil Bar Irshad

Dil Bar Irshad is an Indian journalist, writer, and media entrepreneur from the Marmat area of Doda in Jammu and Kashmir, India. He is best known as the founder and Editor-in-Chief of VoM News ("Voice of Masses"), a digital news portal dedicated to highlighting public grievances and citizen issues. Career Overview • Early Career (2015–2016): He began his reporting career focusing on local public issues and citizen grievances in Jammu and Kashmir. • Regional & National Journalism: Over the years, he served as a District Correspondent for the English newspaper Khalsa Express News (2019–2020) and worked as an Urdu correspondent for Sada e Kohistan. He also reported as a J&K Correspondent for the Millennium Post. • International Reporting: In 2023, he expanded into international journalism, working as an India Correspondent for global agencies like BNN Breaking and later TrimFeed, covering diverse topics ranging from stock market updates to regional and global geopolitical developments. • Media Associations: He is an active member of the All India Media Association. Seen IN: Editor-in-Chief, VoM News India, Jammu and Kashmīr Business and Finance, Crime and Justice, Environment As seen in: VoM News, MSN, MSN India, MSN Singapore, MSN UK, Youth Ki Awaaz, Millennium Post, AgroPages, The California Courier, Hecho En California, Justice News, The Chenab Times, Niguro, Sisnoo