Pentagon Will Not Livestream Nidal Malik Hasan’s Execution, Trump Says

Myrtle Beach Florence, SC, October 15, 2026 —

President Trump announced that the Pentagon will not livestream the execution of Nidal Malik Hasan, the man identified in the announcement as the Fort Hood shooter. The decision follows bipartisan backlash, according to the information provided.

The announcement addresses whether the execution will be livestreamed. It does not provide further details about the decision, including when it was made or what prompted the backlash. No statements from the Pentagon or from people who objected to the livestream were included.

The information provided also does not give a date for the execution, describe its status, or say whether any other arrangements have changed. It does not identify the lawmakers or other individuals who raised objections, specify their political affiliations, or explain the grounds for their opposition. The nature and scale of the backlash therefore remain unclear.

Trump’s announcement sets out the Pentagon’s position on livestreaming, but the available details do not establish whether the department issued a separate statement or provided additional explanation. No information was provided about whether the execution itself will be open to any form of public viewing or how the decision will be implemented.

Further details about the timing, the Pentagon’s explanation and the objections behind the bipartisan response were not included in the announcement summary. On the information available, the confirmed development is limited to Trump’s statement that the Pentagon will not livestream Hasan’s execution following backlash from both sides of the political aisle.

Story summarized from the original created by The Associated Press on www.wbtw.com, see more information here.

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