{
  "id": 13345176,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-10T06:23:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3370431/trump-casts-doubt-pentagon-plan-live-stream-fort-hood-shooters-execution"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "US President Donald Trump expressed skepticism on Friday regarding the Pentagon's plan to live-stream the execution of Nidal Hasan, the perpetrator of the 2009 Fort Hood shooting that left 13 dead. The execution, scheduled for December 3 at Fort Hood, Texas, would be the first by a US military firing squad since 1945. Initially, a Pentagon official confirmed the live stream would occur, following remarks by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. However, Trump's doubts remain about the execution being publicly broadcasted, stating, \"I really don't care how he goes, as long as he goes.\"\n\nVice-President J.D. Vance had earlier stated he was unaware if the live stream would take place. Republican Representative Austin Scott and Senator Mark Kelly, both Democrats, voiced opposition to live streaming executions, suggesting it was akin to the tactics used by terrorist groups like ISIS and the Taliban. Technology companies such as YouTube, Meta Platforms, and X were approached regarding their policies on streaming such events, while TikTok's policy already bans depictions of graphic incidents. The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights condemned the plan, deeming it tantamount to a public execution and a violation of torture prohibition. Archbishop Paul Coakley, president of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops, referred to it as a \"barbaric promotion of a culture of death.\" The last military execution occurred in 1961, while Hasan was sentenced to death in 2013 and executed for his role in the Fort Hood massacre.",
  "summary": "US President Donald Trump cast doubt on Friday on whether authorities will live-stream the firing squad execution of the perpetrator of a deadly attack on American soldiers, a plan that has drawn broad and bipartisan condemnation. 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 military firing squad…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Dawn",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-10-10T06:04:18.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
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        "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"
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  "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."
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