Analysis: Livestream Exposes Fault Lines
October 16, 2026
The planned livestream of Ford Hood shooter Nidal Hasan’s execution has exposed a rift within two camps of the Republican Party. And President Donald Trump’s decision to cancel the event has done little to bring these factions closer together.
At odds are the tech right vs. the (often Catholic) religious right. On one side are defense tech co-founders like Anduril’s Palmer Luckey and Palantir’s Joe Lonsdale, both of whom have called for public executions in the past.
