Trump Cancels Live Broadcast of Hasan's Execution
Trump abandoned the live broadcast of the execution of Nidal Hasan. Against initial plans, the Pentagon will not broadcast live the execution of Nidal Malik Hasan, who carried out an attack at Fort Hood military base, President Donald Trump announced.
Consensus
- The execution of Nidal Hasan is scheduled for December 3.
- The execution will be carried out by shooting.
- The live broadcast of the execution has been canceled.
- Nidal Hasan was convicted of killing 13 people and injuring 32 in a 2009 attack at Fort Hood.
- Close relatives of the victims may attend the execution in person if they wish.
- The execution will proceed as planned despite the cancellation of the live broadcast.
- Hasan was a former U.S. Army major and military psychiatrist.
- The attack occurred on November 5, 2009, at Fort Hood in Texas.
- Hasan was found guilty in 2013 by a military tribunal.
Points of divergence
- Trump was informed that the convicted man was paralyzed below the waist, which influenced his decision. — tg_tass_agency
- Trump initially did not know about Hasan's paralysis or the Pentagon's plan to broadcast the execution. — vedomosti
- The FBI under Obama intercepted communications between Hasan and Anwar al-Awlaki, but concluded they posed no threat; Trump called this a key intelligence failure. — fontanka
- 72 retired U.S. generals, admirals, and high-ranking military officials urged the cancellation of the public execution, citing dignity and the risk of turning Hasan into a martyr. — meduza
- Trump was concerned that terrorist groups might use the execution for propaganda and portray Hasan as a martyr. — vm
- This will be the first execution of a U.S. military personnel since 1945. — tvrain
- The United Nations criticized the plans to broadcast the execution live. — vesti
- The Pentagon is reconsidering the broadcast plan, and even if it proceeds, the broadcast may be interrupted before the shooting. — vedomosti
Coverage (13 sources)
- Trump Declined Direct Broadcast of Nidal Hasan Execution — DW Главное
- Trump: execution of Fort Hood shooter will not be shown live — ЭХО / Новости
- White House President Donald Trump canceled plans for live broadcast of execution by shooting former military psychiatrist of the army... — Радио Свобода
- Trump Changed His Mind About Broadcasting Live the First Execution of an American Soldier Since 1945 by Shooting — Дождь (Telegram)
- Trump canceled live broadcast of condemned soldier's execution — Вечерняя Москва
- Trump considers possibility of canceling execution broadcast in Texas after being told that the convicted man is paralyzed below the waist — ТАСС (Telegram)
- Trump reported on refusal to broadcast execution of Nidal Hasan directly — Вести
- Trump canceled broadcast of military Nidal Hasan's execution. He was sentenced to death for killing 13 fellow soldiers at Fort Hood base — Meduza
- He will die as planned: Trump made a statement about the public execution of Nidal Hasan — Фонтанка
- CNN: Trump may cancel execution broadcast in Texas due to condemned man's disability — Ведомости
- Trump may cancel broadcast of Fort Hood killer's execution due to his disability — Вечерняя Москва
- Trump considered cancelling live broadcast of Nidal Hasan's execution due to his disability — Вести
- Axios: Trump may cancel execution broadcast of Fort Hood shooter — Ведомости
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