The president says the execution of the Fort Hood terrorist attacker will not be public after all.
War Secretary Pete Hegseth had recommended the public execution by military firing squad of Nidal Hasan, the admitted terrorist killer of 13 people plus an unborn baby in the Nov. 2009 shooting near Killeen, Texas. The execution is scheduled for December 3.
‘He will die, as scheduled, by firing squad, but this event will not be streamed.’
The decision to livestream the event was praised by many, but some took exception, including Catholic leaders and critics of capital punishment.
On Thursday President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social that the execution will not be public.
“I think streaming the execution for all to see might have been a strong deterrent for the World
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