Article 792PQ Trump cancels plan to livestream execution after global condemnation

Trump cancels plan to livestream execution after global condemnation

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Anna Betts in New York
from US news | The Guardian on (#792PQ)

Soldier who killed 13 people in 2009 will still be executed, but president said people would rather not watch him die'

Donald Trump has shelved a widely condemned plan to livestream the execution of Nidal Malik Hasan, who was convicted of killing 13 people at a military base at Fort Hood in Texas in 2009.

In a social media post on Thursday, Trump argued that broadcasting such an execution might have been a strong deterrent for the World to witness how America deals with Terrorists and SCUM like Hasan" but said that many very good and well meaning people would rather not watch him die, through streaming, or through any other visual device".

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