Trump backed down from death sentence

In his statement on his Truth Social account, US President Trump announced his decision regarding Hasan, whose execution caused public debate whether or not it should be broadcast live.

Trump argued that Hasan deserved to be executed by shooting for killing 13 people and stated that he wanted the whole world to know how the USA punishes "terrorists".

The US President pointed out that the live broadcast of the execution would not be watched by "many well-intentioned and conscientious people" and said, "Hasan will be executed by firing squad as planned, but this event will not be broadcast live." he said.

Trump noted that the execution in question could be watched by the families of the victims.

DEBATE WHERE FORT HOOD ATTACKER'S EXECUTION WILL BE "PUBLIC"

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth stated that the public could watch the execution by firing squad of US soldier Nidal Hasan, who was convicted of killing 13 people at Fort Hood Base in Texas in November 2009.

"We're going to make sure people can watch it. It's going to be public. Because people need to understand that these things have serious consequences," Hegseth said. He used the following expressions.

The last public execution in the United States was in 1936, when Rainey Bethea, a black man convicted of raping a white woman, was hanged in Kentucky.

13 people died and 32 people were injured in the attack carried out by former army psychiatrist Hasan, who was expected to be executed on December 3, in Fort Hood. Hasan was sentenced to death by a military jury for the attack.