Breaking News · October 15, 2026, 8:55 PM CDT
As reported by KSL News:
– Sen. John Curtis praised President Donald Trump's decision not to livestream the execution of the Fort Hood shooter.
– Curtis and other Republicans opposed the public broadcast of Nidal Hasan's execution. The execution will proceed Dec. 3 but won't be streamed, Trump announced.
Sen. John Curtis, R-Utah, praised the announcement Thursday from President Donald Trump that the execution of the Fort Hood gunman would no longer be livestreamed.
"This is the right move, both for the loved ones of the victims and for the country," he said in a statement.
The senator was one of several Republicans to push back on last week's announcement that the firing squad execution of Nidal Hasan would be publicly streamed, urging Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to "reconsider."[1]
Video: ABC News, October 15, 2026 — “Trump Cancels Livestream of Fort Hood Shooter's Execution. What You Need to Know – October 15”. Matched to this story by shared names and terms in its title; watch the original for full context.
On the record
"This is the right move, both for the loved ones of the victims and for the country," he said in a statement.[1]
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told the conservative TV outlet Real America's Voice on Oct. 8 that the execution would be "public." "He's gonna get a firing squad of soldiers, as it should be," Hegseth said.[2]
How 5 outlets are reporting it
- Trump cancels Hegseth’s plan to live-stream Fort Hood shooter’s execution (The Washington Post)
- Trump Cancels Planned Execution Livestream of Nidal Hasan, Fort Hood Shooter (The New York Times)
- Curtis applauds decision not to livestream execution of Fort Hood shooter (KSL News)
- Nidal Malik Hasan, who killed 13 in Fort Hood shooting, will not be executed on livestream, Trump says (Yahoo)
- Why the Death Penalty Is a Sore Point for Papal Authority (First Things)
What Yahoo reports
The former Army major would become the first service member to be executed by firing squad since World War II.
President Trump said on Thursday that the execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan will not be livestreamed, reversing a plan announced by the Pentagon earlier this month.
The Pentagon announced Oct. 5 that Trump had approved Hasan's execution by firing squad at Fort Hood.[2]
What is not yet confirmed
- It also did not say whether those regulations would need to change.[2]
What the official record says
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How to Verify This Yourself
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References
- KSL News. Curtis applauds decision not to livestream execution of Fort Hood shooter. ↩
- Yahoo. Nidal Malik Hasan, who killed 13 in Fort Hood shooting, will not be executed on livestream, Trump says. ↩
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