Trump casts doubt on livestreaming of Fort Hood shooter's execution, says 'I really don't care how he goes'

President Trump told reporters on Friday that no final decision had been made on whether to livestream the firing-squad execution of Nidal Hasan, the Fort Hood shooter, despite the Pentagon's announcement that the December 3 execution would be public. Trump expressed indifference to the method, stating he only wanted Hasan killed. The plan has drawn bipartisan condemnation, with lawmakers comparing it to practices of jihadist groups and authoritarian regimes, and the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights calling it a breach of the prohibition on torture. The move follows the April 2026 expansion of firing-squad executions, extending an escalating pattern of public, spectacle-driven state violence.

“I really don't care how he goes, as long as he goes.” — Trump was responding to reporters' questions on Friday about the Pentagon's announcement that the December 3 execution would be public. Quote verified against source