Oct 19, 2026 · 11 min · 15 segments
Trump cancels plans to livestream Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan’s execution, but the firing squad remains scheduled. New phone records raise questions about Nolan Wells’ death investigation. CVS…
President Trump has reversed plans to live stream the execution of a man behind one of the most deadliest shootings on a U.S. military base.
Nidal Hassan was convicted of killing 13 people and wounding more than 30 others at Fort Hood, Texas in 2009.
Defense Secretary Pete Hexeth had announced plans to broadcast Hassan's execution for the public to watch.
Execution by firing squad.
Army major betrays his country.
We're going to do it on a Thursday.
We're going to do it at 1 o'clock, which is when he did it.
And it's going to be soldiers with rifles executing the firing squad.
Well, I kind of like the mentality we had in World War II, which was win.
We know what it is.
And so he's going to get a firing squad of soldiers, as it should be.
And we'll make sure that people are able to watch it, that it's public, because people need to understand that there's serious consequences for these types of things.
But that decision drew criticism from Republicans, Democrats and military leaders and victims' families.
Now Trump says the execution will go forward, but the public will not be watching.
In a social media post, Trump said broadcasting it might serve as a warning to other attackers, but he acknowledged that many people would rather not watch when someone dies.
A new national poll found that 80 percent of Americans oppose live streaming the execution.
And while the execution is scheduled, Hassan could still pursue legal appeals that delay it.
President Trump has reversed plans to live stream the execution of a man behind one of the most deadliest shootings on a U.S. military base.
Nidal Hassan was convicted of killing 13 people and wounding more than 30 others at Fort Hood, Texas in 2009.
Defense Secretary Pete Hexeth had announced plans to broadcast Hassan's execution for the public to watch.
Execution by firing squad.
Army major betrays his country.
We're going to do it on a Thursday.
We're going to do it at 1 o'clock, which is when he did it.
And it's going to be soldiers with rifles executing the firing squad.
Well, I kind of like the mentality we had in World War II, which was win.
We know what it is.
And so he's going to get a firing squad of soldiers, as it should be.
And we'll make sure that people are able to watch it, that it's public, because people need to understand that there's serious consequences for these types of things.
But that decision drew criticism from Republicans, Democrats and military leaders and victims' families.
Now Trump says the execution will go forward, but the public will not be watching.
In a social media post, Trump said broadcasting it might serve as a warning to other attackers, but he acknowledged that many people would rather not watch when someone dies.
A new national poll found that 80 percent of Americans oppose live streaming the execution.
And while the execution is scheduled, Hassan could still pursue legal appeals that delay it.
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