# Trump cancels Pentagon plan to livestream firing-squad execution

https://mins.news/en/item/102070

- Ars Technica, 2026-10-15 18:16 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/10/trump-cancels-pentagon-plans-to-livestream-firing-squad-execution/

> Donald Trump called off the Pentagon’s controversial plan to livestream the firing-squad execution of Nidal Hasan, which remains scheduled for December 3. Hasan was convicted of killing 13 people and wounding more than 30 in the 2009 Fort Hood mass shooting. The livestream proposal drew immediate opposition across political lines.

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