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Trump Cancels Live Stream of Execution

By Jeralyn, Section Death Penalty
Posted on Thu Oct 15, 2026 at 02:03:34 PM EST
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Donald Trump has axed the live stream of the execution of Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan who killed 13 people at Fort Hood, Texas. Only the victims families will be allowed to observe the execution.

Hasan is scheduled to die by firing squad in December.

It was a hare-brained idea from the start. The United States, even under an authoritarian administration like Donald Trump's, should not stoop to the level of Iran, North Korea and Afghanistan -- and ISIS.

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    Trump Cancels Live Stream of Execution | 8 comments (8 topical)

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    Hogsbreath is a very, very (5.00 / 2) (#1)
    by Chuck0 on Thu Oct 15, 2026 at 02:12:25 PM EST
    damaged individual. Only a sociopath like him would think livestreaming this would be a good idea.

    I believe it is tied his religion. Glorifying death and bloodlust seems to run rampant in all extreme religionists. He is no different than ISIS.

    The self (none / 0) (#2)
    by Ga6thDem on Thu Oct 15, 2026 at 05:44:16 PM EST
    Awareness of these fundamentalists is astounding. Their goals are so similar no matter the brand

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    Livestreamed Execution... (5.00 / 2) (#4)
    by desertswine on Fri Oct 16, 2026 at 05:17:39 PM EST
      Luckovich

    I think its a serious question (5.00 / 1) (#5)
    by CaptHowdy on Fri Oct 16, 2026 at 06:47:08 PM EST
    if Trump would have made the same decision if the guy was not in a wheelchair.

    But Hegseth apparently crossed a line with his revelation last week that the execution by firing squad of a military death-row inmate would be livestreamed to the world. Even a president who'd brought a bloody mixed-martial-arts fight to the White House lawn apparently didn't relish the thought of an afternoon spent watching Army soldiers shoot bullets into a paraplegic."
    There's going to be a lot (none / 0) (#3)
    by jondee on Thu Oct 15, 2026 at 08:43:33 PM EST
    disappointed Magtards. They have to cancel their watch parties now.

    Art of the deal (none / 0) (#6)
    by Abdul Abulbul Amir on Wed Oct 28, 2026 at 01:42:06 PM EST
    Classic ask for double, then settle for half. Once he Tacoed on streaming there is little to no opposition to terminating the ex-major.

    I am sure (none / 0) (#7)
    by Ga6thDem on Sun Nov 01, 2026 at 03:16:26 PM EST
    your leaders tell you that. however nobody cares about this guy despite again what your leaders tell you to think.

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    Just an observation (none / 0) (#8)
    by Abdul Abulbul Amir on Mon Nov 02, 2026 at 09:05:24 PM EST

    Just an observation on this thread.

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