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Hegseth's TV Instincts Backfire as Trump Rejects Execution Livestream

Trump blocked Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's plan to livestream a military execution — the first major public split between the two. Congressional opposition grows.

  • Trump pulled the plug on Hegseth's plan to livestream the Army's firing-squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan.
  • Many Republicans, religious leaders and international observers objected; defence officials expressed relief.
  • No US government execution has ever been broadcast; the military has not executed by firing squad since 1945.
  • A public split with Trump weakens Hegseth's standing to execute a planned US drawdown in Europe.
  • The episode signals governance cracks in Pentagon leadership amid an active conflict with Iran and a contested budget.

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