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President Donald Trump reversed Secretary of War Pete Hegseth‘s decision to livestream the state execution of the Fort Hood terrorist after pushback against the shocking decision.
‘Nidal Malik Hasan, a former U.S. Army Major turned traitor, is a very bad and evil man, who killed 13 people, including a pregnant soldier, who died, along with her unborn son, and injured, very seriously, 32 more innocent people,’ Trump said of the 2009 tragedy.
Hasan’s execution by firing squad is scheduled for December 3.
Last week, Hegseth said that the execution will be made ‘public,’ and the Department of War later announced it would be live streamed.
Politicians on both sides of the aisle immediately revolted, expressing their distaste for such barbaric tactics.
Voters also found the announcement distasteful. A Washington Post-ABC-Ipsos poll survey released Thursday found 80 percent of US adults said the administration should not livestream the execution.
‘He will die, as scheduled, by firing squad, but this event will not be streamed,’ Trump said on Thursday, conceding that controversy has engulfed the decision.
‘That said, the execution may be viewed in person by the immediate families of the victims, if they so choose.’
This is a breaking story and will be updated.
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