U.S. President Donald Trump announced that the execution of former U.S. Army personnel Nidal Malik Hasan, who killed 13 people at Fort Hood Base in Texas in 2009, will not be broadcast live.
U.S. President Donald Trump announced that the execution of former U.S. Army personnel Nidal Malik Hasan, who killed 13 people at Fort Hood Base in Texas in 2009, will not be broadcast live.
U.S. President Donald Trump announced on his social media account the decision regarding whether the execution of former U.S. Army personnel Nidal Malik Hasan, who killed 13 people at Fort Hood Base in Texas in 2009, would be broadcast live. Trump stated that Hasan deserved to be executed by firing squad for killing 13 people and expressed that he wanted the whole world to know how the U.S. punishes 'terrorists'. Trump conveyed that the live broadcast of the execution would not be deemed appropriate or watched by 'many well-intentioned and conscientious people', stating, "Hasan will be executed by firing squad as planned, but this event will not be broadcast live."
Trump noted that the execution could be watched by the victims' families.