Trump cancels Pentagon plans to livestream firing squad execution

President Donald Trump has officially canceled the Pentagon's controversial plan to livestream the upcoming execution of Nidal Hasan, scheduled for December 3. Hasan, who was convicted for the 2009 Fort Hood mass shooting, is set to be the first US soldier executed since World War II. While Trump supports the execution itself, reports indicate he was surprised by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's announcement that the event would be broadcast publicly. The proposal faced significant bipartisan backlash, with an ABC News poll revealing that 80 percent of Americans opposed the livestream, including a majority of Trump's own political base. Following the widespread negative reaction, the administration decided to scrap the broadcast component of the proceedings, maintaining the execution date while removing the public digital element that had sparked intense ethical and political debate regarding the intersection of military justice and modern media.