President Donald Trump stopped War Secretary Pete Hegseth from turning the execution of Fort Hood murderer Nidal Hasan into a worldwide broadcast. The decision followed objections from survivors, Republican lawmakers and religious leaders. It resolved the immediate controversy but left a larger question: How did Hegseth arrive at such a decision?
On Oct. 15, Trump canceled the proposed livestream of Hasan’s Dec. 3 execution by firing squad. Victims’ families could witness the execution, but the public could not. Reuters reported that Trump and his advisers had initially been unaware of Hegseth’s proposal. The Pentagon subsequently insisted that the president and secretary were aligned.
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