U.S. President Donald Trump scrapped plans to broadcast live the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan scheduled for Dec. 3, local time. The execution will go ahead as planned, but the public will not be shown the proceedings.

On Oct. 15, IT outlet Ars Technica reported that Trump posted on his social media platform Truth Social that "Hasan will be put to death by firing squad as scheduled, but it will not be broadcast live." Victims' families will be allowed to attend.

Hasan, a former U.S. Army officer, was convicted of killing 13 people and wounding 32 in a shooting at Fort Hood, a military base in Texas, in 2009. If carried out, it would be the first time the U.S. Army has executed someone since 1961.

The controversy flared after Pete Hegseth (피트 헤그세스), the secretary of the Department of War, announced the policy to broadcast the execution. Hegseth said, "We must show that serious crimes carry a heavy price," stressing the need for a public execution.

Public opinion was cold. In a survey of 2,545 U.S. adults by ABC News, The Washington Post and Ipsos, about 80 percent of respondents opposed a live broadcast. Among MAGA Republican supporters, considered Trump's core base, 55 percent opposed it.

Concerns were also raised inside the Trump administration that a live broadcast could be exploited for anti-American propaganda. Criticism grew, in particular, after it became known that Hasan uses a wheelchair due to paralysis of his lower body, raising questions about whether it was appropriate to show the U.S. military shooting a disabled person.

There were also technical problems. With social media and broadcast platforms limiting violent content, the distribution route was unclear, and concerns were raised that the identities of soldiers taking part in the firing squad could be exposed.

Trump said, "A live broadcast could have served as a deterrent," but added, "Many people do not want to watch the execution scene." The public live broadcast pushed by the Department of War was ultimately shelved by the president's final decision.