US President Donald Trump has withdrawn plans to livestream the execution of Nidal Hasan, the former US Army psychiatrist responsible for the deadly 2009 shooting at Fort Hood in Texas. The US president said Nidal Hasan "will die, as scheduled", but it will not be streamed on the internet. Key points and original sources are listed below.
- US President Donald Trump has withdrawn plans to livestream the execution of Nidal Hasan, the former US Army psychiatrist responsible for the deadly 2009 shooting at Fort Hood in Texas. Trump had earlier supported broadcasting Hasan’s execution by firing squad...S1
- The US president said Nidal Hasan "will die, as scheduled", but it will not be streamed on the internet.S2
- Alonzo Lunsford, shot seven times by Nidal Hasan, called Trump's decision to cancel the firing squad livestream a "positive move" for the nation.S3