{
  "id": 13339205,
  "title": "Trump sows doubt on plan to livestream US military execution",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/trump-sows-doubt-on-plan-to-livestream-us-military-execution",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-10T06:04:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn",
    "slug": "dawn",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2036133/trump-sows-doubt-on-plan-to-livestream-us-military-execution"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "US President Donald Trump expressed uncertainty on Friday regarding the livestreaming of Nidal Hasan's execution, scheduled for December 3 at Fort Hood, Texas. The planned execution of Hasan, who killed 13 people in 2009, is the first by a U.S. military firing squad since 1945. While Trump supports the death penalty for the perpetrator, he left open the possibility that the execution might not be broadcast live. Vice President JD Vance also stated he was not certain the execution would be streamed, describing Hasan's act as the worst terrorist attack on American soil outside of 9/11. In contrast, Senator Mark Kelly argued that public executions align with the practices of Iran and the Taliban and questioned whether the U.S. should be associated with such a method. Tech companies like YouTube, Meta, and X have not yet confirmed their stance on whether they would permit the execution to be streamed. Amnesty International condemned the plan, stating that livestreaming of an execution constitutes a public execution and violates the absolute prohibition of torture.",
  "summary": "US President Donald Trump has cast doubt on whether authorities will livestream the firing squad execution of the perpetrator of a deadly attack on American soldiers, a plan that has drawn broad and bipartisan condemnation , it emerged on Saturday. Nidal Hasan’s execution — scheduled for December 3 at Fort Hood, Texas, where he gunned down 13 people in 2009 — is set to be the first by a US…",
  "key_points": [
    "Trump expresses doubt on livestreaming Nidal Hasan's execution.",
    "Execution of Hasan, who killed 13 in 2009, is first military firing squad execution since 1945.",
    "Tech companies haven't confirmed stance on streaming the execution."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "Trump casts doubt on Pentagon plan to live stream Fort Hood shooter’s execution",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/trump-casts-doubt-on-pentagon-plan-to-live-stream-fort-hood-shooters",
        "published": "2026-10-10T06:23:31.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "Kushner marks one year of Trump's Gaza peace plan, cites progress and challenges ahead",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/kushner-marks-one-year-of-trumps-gaza-peace-plan-cites-progress-and",
        "published": "2026-10-10T07:46:35.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}