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Trump announces they won't broadcast live shooting of the perpetrator of the Fort Hood attack

"Relatives close to the victims will be able to watch the execution live, if that's what they want. They deserve to be witnesses to justice!" added the President of the United States.

Washington (United States of America), 10/10/2026.- United States President Donald Trump arrives at the residence on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 10 October 2026. Trump is travelled to Clarksville, Tennessee, to attend a campaign rally in support of Republican candidates running in the November elections. (Elecciones, Estados Unidos) EFE/EPA/RON SACHS / POOL — Photo: EFE

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2026/10/15 - 16:51

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2026/10/15 - 16:51

U.S. President Donald Trump has clarified that the shooting of the shooter in Fort Hoodwill notbe broadcast live, but that the victims' relatives will be able to watch him live "if they so wish."

"I think it could have been a powerful deterrent to live delivery of the execution because it would allow the world to see what America does with terrorists, yet many good people would prefer not to see it die directly," Trump wrote.

"He will die in front of a firing squad, as scheduled, but that event will not be broadcast live. Having said that, relatives close to the victims will be able to watch the execution live if they wish.

Some members of the Republican Party, including Vice President JD Vance, religious leaders and international observers, expressed doubts about the Pentagon's plan to broadcast live the execution of Nidal Hasan, while recent polls show that most Americans are opposed.

Hasan, a former U.S. Army psychiatrist, was found guilty of shooting 13 people in Fort Hood, Texas, in 2009.

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