President Donald Trump announced Thursday that the scheduled execution of convicted Fort Hood terrorist Nidal Hasan will proceed on December 3, but that plans to broadcast the execution live to the public have been abandoned following objections to televising his death.

Hasan, the former Army psychiatrist responsible for the November 5, 2009, terrorist attack at Fort Hood, Texas, in which 13 people were murdered, is scheduled to be executed by firing squad. Trump said that while the general public will not be permitted to watch the execution through a livestream, victims of the massacre and their immediate families will have the opportunity to witness it if they wish.

The president explained his decision in a Truth Social post, acknowledging that publicly broadcasting Hasan’s execution could potentially discourage future acts of terrorism, but saying that many Americans would find such a spectacle deeply disturbing.

“I think streaming the execution for all to see might have been a strong deterrent for the World to witness how America deals with Terrorists and SCUM like Hasan but, many very good and well meaning people would rather not watch him die, through streaming, or through any other visual device,” Trump posted on Truth Social.

Trump made clear that the decision affects only the public broadcast and will not change the planned execution date or method.

“He will die, as scheduled, by firing squad, but this event will not be streamed,” he added.

The announcement reverses plans outlined last week by Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, who had indicated that Hasan’s execution would be made available for public viewing. That proposal generated criticism from both Republicans and Democrats, with opponents questioning the appropriateness of turning a military execution into a publicly broadcast event.

The United States has not conducted an execution open to the general public since the 1930s, making the proposed broadcast a significant departure from longstanding American practice.

Hasan, who was convicted in 2013 of 13 counts of premeditated murder and 32 counts of attempted murder, carried out the massacre at a military processing facility where soldiers were preparing for deployment. He described the shooting as an act of jihad. The attack remains the deadliest mass shooting at an American military installation.

The decision to cancel the livestream followed objections from prominent Republicans, including Vice President JD Vance and House Speaker Mike Johnson. Johnson raised concerns that footage of the execution could be exploited by terrorist organizations as a recruitment tool, while Vance indicated that he had no intention of watching the broadcast.

Religious leaders and retired military officers also opposed making the execution publicly accessible. Seventy-two retired senior military officers signed a letter objecting to the proposed broadcast, while Archbishop Timothy Broglio, who oversees Catholic ministry within the armed forces, urged Catholic military personnel not to participate in the firing squad.

Trump had initially expressed support for the broadcast, but reports earlier this week indicated that he was reconsidering the proposal after consulting lawmakers, advisers and others who opposed it.

Hasan’s execution, if carried out as scheduled, would be the first conducted by the American military since 1961 and the first military execution by firing squad since 1945.