Behind the reversal of the plan to livestream an execution

Welcome to the daily Inside Scoop newsletter. Last week, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that convicted killer Nidal Hasan’s execution by firing squad would be livestreamed. The move was criticized. Vice President JD Vance said he would not watch it. And a Catholic archbishop said the U.S. government should not “make a public spectacle of barbarically killing our adversaries.” Today, President Donald Trump canceled the livestream component. My colleagues in Washington have the details on how he arrived at that decision. Let’s get into it. Trump today called off the plan to livestream the execution of the Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan, reversing Hegseth’s decision to broadcast his death by firing squad in real time.