A week ago, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth proposed livestreaming the firing-squad execution of Nidal Malik Hasan, a former Army major who killed 13 people and injured another 32 in a 2009 shooting at Fort Hood in Texas.

President Donald Trump said he approved the idea.

But in the end, even Trump realized this was a bad idea. Trump announced on Truth Social that the execution will still take place, but it will not be livestreamed.

Trump wrote, in part, “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. He will die, as scheduled, by firing squad, but this event will not be streamed. That said, the execution may be viewed in person by the immediate families of the victims, if they so choose.”

The execution is scheduled for Dec.…