US President Donald Trump has called off plans to livestream the execution of former US army psychiatrist Nidal Hasan by firing squad.
Trump had previously said he approved of showing online the death of the Fort Hood attacker, while Vice-President JD Vance cast doubt on whether it would happen and said he would not watch it.
As criticism over the public display mounted, Trump said on Thursday that “many very good and well meaning people would rather not watch him die”.
The West will need to be more Sparta less Athens soon.
