US President Donald Trump has called off plans to livestream the execution of former US military psychiatrist Nidal Hasan by firing squad.
Trump had beforehand said he accredited of displaying online the death of the Fort Hood attacker, while Vice-President JD Vance solid doubt on whether it would occur and said he would not watch it.
As criticism over the public show mounted, Trump said on Thursday that “many very good and well meaning people would rather not watch him die”.
“I think streaming the execution for all to see might have been a strong deterrent for the World to witness how America deals with Terrorists and SCUM like Hasan,” Trump said.
“He will die, as scheduled, by firing squad, but this event will not be streamed,” the president added.
Hasan fatally shot 13 unarmed US troopers at a army base in Texas in 2009, injuring another 32. His execution by firing squad will be the first army execution in more than 60 years.
Trump said the execution can be seen in individual by the households of the victims.
“They deserve to witness JUSTICE!” Trump said.
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