According to multiple officials, Trump was not initially aware that US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth would be announcing the livestream of the execution. Trump has canceled the planned livestream of the execution of the former US Army major who killed 13 people, saying that he overruled his defense chief who wanted it to be a public spectacle. Key points and original sources are listed below.

• According to multiple officials, Trump was not initially aware that US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth would be announcing the livestream of the execution.S1

• Trump has canceled the planned livestream of the execution of the former US Army major who killed 13 people, saying that he overruled his defense chief who wanted it to be a public spectacle.S2

• “That said, the execution ⁠may be viewed in person by the immediate families of the victims, ‌if they so choose. They deserve to witness JUSTICE!” The U.S. President wroteS3

• The execution by of a former US army psychiatrist convicted of killing 13 at a military base in Texas will not be livestreamed, President Donald Trump says.S4

• Though the immediate families of the victims will be able to view it in personS5