- President Donald Trump has privately expressed reservations about live-streaming the execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan.
- Trump has privately said that the public broadcast “might not happen,” an unnamed ally told Axios. “He didn't sound particularly enthusiastic…That's why he's calling around, doing the Trump thing, asking people what they think.”
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth previously announced that the public could watch Hasan's December 3 execution by firing squad. The planned livestream drew strong criticism from lawmakers and world leaders, raising concerns about making Hasan a martyr.
- Trump publicly stated he was not involved in the initial broadcast decision and will make the final determination.
- Hasan was sentenced to death in 2013 for killing 13 people and injuring 32 others at a Texas Army base in 2009.
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