Trump says he’ll decide whether to broadcast military execution

President Donald Trump said he will make a decision on whether to go ahead with plans to livestream the execution of a former Army major who killed 13 people in 2009. President Donald Trump speaks to the media before departing the South Lawn of the White House on Oct. 3, 2026, in Washington, D.C. (Aaron Schwartz, Getty Images/TNS) (Tribune News Service) — President Donald Trump said he will make a decision on whether to go ahead with plans to livestream the execution of a former Army major who killed 13 people in 2009 amid bipartisan criticism of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s idea. “By showing it, maybe other people won’t be doing what he did,” Trump told reporters Saturday as he left the White House to participate in a political rally in Tennessee.

“So I’ll make a decision ultimately. I know what the military would like to do, but we’ll make a decision.” Asked Friday about the plan to broadcast the execution of former Army psychologist Nidal Hasan, he had said the administration would make a determination on whether to proceed with a public livestream. “But he will be killed. He will be through firing squad,” Trump added. “I really don’t care how he goes, as long as he goes, and I think that the death penalty is a very worthy