Trump may backtrack on livestreamed execution of Fort Hood shooter

By: Jonathan Shorman

Outlets: DC Bureau (States Newsroom)

Published: October 9, 2026

Words: 263

Last Updated: 1 week, 1 day ago

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President Donald Trump on Friday appeared to leave open the possibility that the federal government won’t livestream a military execution planned for December that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had said would be public.

But Trump also told reporters at the White House that he had “absolutely” approved livestreaming the execution.

The apparently contradictory comments came as the Trump administration faced a wave of criticism over plans to livestream the execution of Nidal Hasan, a former Army …

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