Trump canceled the live broadcast of the execution of a former American soldier

US President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that the execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hassan will not be broadcast live by firing squad.

According to Ambassador Arjan, Trump wrote on the Truth Social social network: "I think broadcasting the execution live for everyone to watch could have created a powerful deterrent and shown the world how America deals with terrorists, but many very good and well-meaning people prefer not to watch his death through live streaming or any other visual means."

According to Ambassador Arjan, Trump said about Hasan, who was convicted of murdering 13 people and injuring dozens of others in a shooting in 2009: "He will be executed by firing squad according to the plan, but this event will not be broadcast live."

Trump added that the first-class families of the victims can personally witness the execution.

CNN reported earlier this week that the president and his advisers were discussing canceling the live broadcast of the execution. Trump had said in private circles that at first he did not know that Hassan was paralyzed from the waist down.

Sources familiar with these conversations said that the president was not aware of last week's announcement by the Minister of War, "Pete Hegst," that the government plans to allow the public to watch the execution, and at first he did not know what to think of this decision. However, several officials told CNN that Trump strongly supported the decision to execute Hasan by firing squad and has repeatedly defended it in public.

CNN previously reported that the plan to live-stream the execution was immediately met with opposition from both the Republican and Democratic parties, and the decision caught Pentagon and military staff by surprise.

Public opposition to this plan was widespread. According to a joint ABC News, Washington Post and Ipsos poll released Thursday, 80 percent of American adults, including 64 percent of Republicans, said the execution should not be broadcast live.

Hogst had initially suggested that Hassan be executed by firing squad, and Trump agreed to this suggestion. The execution, scheduled for December 3rd at Fort Hood, will be the first execution of a US soldier by firing squad since World War II. Also, this is the first time in the last 65 years that a member of the US armed forces has been executed.