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Trump Rejects Livestream for Hasan Execution, Says Public Won’t Watch
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- U.S. President Donald Trump announced Nidal Hasan will be executed by firing squad without livestream.
- President Trump rejected Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s livestream proposal, saying the public would not watch.
- Vice President JD Vance, Senator Thom Tillis, and Senator John Kennedy said they would not watch a livestream.
- An ABC News, Washington Post and Ipsos poll found 18% of Americans support livestreaming, 34% favor it and 64% oppose.