The firing squad execution of a convicted military base shooter will not be livestreamed, US President Donald Trump announced Thursday, canceling a contentious plan by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

The livestream proposal triggered internal White House debate as well as public skepticism from GOP leaders.

Hegseth's announcement triggered triggered widespread condemnation spanning GOP lawmakers, Democrats and pundits across the spectrum in media. The post Pete Hegseth’s Execution Livestream Plan Sparks ...

The decision is a rebuke of the defense secretary, who has remained in the president's good graces through numerous controversies.

"He will die, as scheduled, by firing squad, but this event will not be streamed," President Trump wrote on Truth Social.

Een functionaris van het Pentagon vertelde Newsweek dat de executie door een vuurpeloton van Fort Hood-schutter Nidal Malik Hasan live zou worden uitgezonden.

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