Trump posts that Hasan will die by firing squad 'as scheduled' but 'this event will not be streamed'; Pentagon says Hegseth is 'completely aligned'

On Thursday 2026-10-15 (post date; articles published 10:22-10:35 a.m. EDT cite a Thursday-morning Truth Social post), President Trump reversed the livestream plan announced by Hegseth a week earlier: “He will die, as scheduled, by firing squad, but this event will not be streamed.” He said streaming “might have been a strong deterrent,” but that “many very good and well meaning people would rather not watch him die,” and that the immediate families of victims could view the execution in person. Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said Trump and Hegseth had discussed the decision first and were “completely aligned.” An ABC/Washington Post/Ipsos poll found eight in ten Americans said the execution should not be livestreamed.

What did not change: the execution date (2026-12-03, Fort Hood, 1 p.m. Central) and the method. The reversal removes the stream, not the spectacle: the stated rationale is still deterrence, and in-person family attendance remains. NBC’s text does not say whether the public may attend. Victims are not named here; none spoke in the sources used.

Gaps: the full text and timestamp of the Truth Social post (Tier-1) were not retrieved; the “Thursday spoken remarks to reporters” NBC mentions are not quoted in the text read. Prior entries: 2026-10-05 approval, 2026-10-08 livestream plan.