Crossfiled9 outlets · filed 15 October 2026
Trump says Fort Hood shooter's execution will not be livestreamed
President Trump said in a Thursday Truth Social post that the execution of the convicted Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan by firing squad will not be live-streamed. The big picture: The president's post walks back an idea that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth pitched last week, setting off an avalanche o
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What the coverage shows
All outlets converge on Trump reversing the Pentagon’s livestream plan for the Fort Hood shooter’s execution. NBC News, CBS News, Axios, BBC News, PBS NewsHour and The Hill frame it as a cancellation or halt, while Fox News and the New York Times note that family members of victims would be allowed to watch in person; only Breaking Points foregrounds Trump being “queasy,” and only Ars Technica mentions a poll showing 8 in 10 Americans opposed the plan. The Guardian US mainly appears as a live-blog update saying Trump and Hegseth were “completely aligned,” and National Review explicitly argues the decision was right.
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