USA - Military. Trump shuts down Hegseth plan to livestream military execution

October 15, 2026 - USA. Military

Trump shuts down Hegseth plan to livestream military execution

US President Donald Trump scrapped plans to livestream the execution of the former Army major who killed 13 people at Fort Hood, overruling Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth on Thursday after the proposal drew opposition ‌from Republicans, religious leaders and the public.

The reversal ended a plan to broadcast Nidal Hasan’s December 3 firing-squad execution. It also marked a rare public disagreement between Trump and one of the president’s closest allies, US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, although the Pentagon said the two were “completely aligned.”