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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Jim Yango Fantonial

Trump's Mixed Messages Over the Execution Livestream as Vance and Catholic Leaders Question the Plan

Trump backs firing squad execution of Nidal Hasan but rejects livestream plan as backlash grows (Credit: whitehouse.gov/gallery)

President Donald Trump has left plans to livestream the firing squad execution of convicted Fort Hood gunman Nidal Malik Hasan in doubt, after giving conflicting accounts over whether he approved the broadcast.

On Friday, 9 October, he appeared to back the move, then hours later said he had not been involved in the decision, before insisting on Saturday that he would ultimately decide if it went ahead.

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