Trump cancels live broadcast of Fort Hood shooter's execution after congressional pressure

US President Donald Trump has canceled the live broadcast of the execution of Nidal Hasan, who was convicted of carrying out the 2009 mass shooting at Fort Hood military base. The move follows pressure from Congress over the Pentagon’s plan to air the execution live, according to CNN.

The decision marks a reversal of arrangements previously announced by the US Department of Defense, which had intended to allow the execution to be viewed live before Trump called off the plan.

Nidal Hasan was convicted of killing 13 people and injuring more than 30 others during the 2009 Fort Hood attack. He was sentenced to death by firing squad.

The reversal of the live broadcast has raised questions about the motives and timing of the decision, amid accusations that it was intended to distract from recent inflation figures.