Why Was the Live Execution Broadcast Plan Canceled in the US? Details of Trump's Decision

Opposition to a controversial plan over the Fort Hood shooting case has finally led the US government to reverse its decision. Trump's new stance and the arrangements considered for carrying out the sentence are drawing attention.

The objections to a controversial plan about the Fort Hood shooting case finally led to the change of the decision of the US government; The details of Trump's new position and what is planned for the execution of the sentence have been discussed.

Ambassador Arjan_Political Group: On Thursday local time, Trump claimed on his social network Truth Social: I think broadcasting the execution live, so that everyone could see it, could have been a powerful deterrent; So that the world can see how America deals with terrorists and evil elements. But many very good and well-meaning people would prefer not to watch his death via live stream or any other visual means.

The President of the United States said about Nidal Hassan, who was convicted of killing 13 people and injuring dozens of others in a shooting in 2009: "He will be executed by firing squad as planned, but this event will not be broadcast live."

At the same time, Trump added that the first-class families of the victims can be personally present at the place of execution and watch it.

CNN reported that the US president and his advisers were considering canceling the plan to broadcast the execution live. In private conversations, Trump mentioned that he did not know that Nidal Hassan was paralyzed from the waist down.

According to sources familiar with these conversations, the president was unaware that "Pete Hegst" (Minister of Defense) had announced last week that the government plans to provide the public with the opportunity to watch the execution, and at first he did not know how to react to this issue.

However, Trump strongly supported the decision to execute Hasan by firing squad and has repeatedly defended it in public, multiple officials told CNN.

The live broadcast of the execution was immediately met with opposition from both parties (Republican and Democrat) and caught many officials in the Pentagon and the military by surprise.

Public opposition to this idea was also very strong; 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.

US Secretary of War Pete Hegst had initially proposed that Hassan's death sentence be executed by firing squad, and Trump had agreed to it.

The execution, scheduled for December 3 at Fort Hood, is the first execution of a soldier by the United States military since World War II, and the first time in 65 years that a member of the armed forces has been executed.

In response to the live broadcast of the execution of Nidal Hassan, convicted of the Fort Hood shooting case, US Vice President JD Vance said he would not watch it if it was broadcast live.

At the same time as dismissing and stopping the promotion of dozens of senior military officials, Pete Hegst proposed 6 plans to rebuild the Pentagon; Plans that target the traditional structure of the US military.

The wave of dismissals and resignations of top Pentagon commanders and managers during the Hoggst era has intensified criticism about the politicization of the US military, the creation of a management vacuum, and the preference for loyalty over merit.