President Donald Trump said Thursday that the Pentagon will no longer live-stream the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan, after the announcement faced bipartisan criticism and Vice President JD Vance said he wouldn't watch it.

What they're saying: Trump said on social media that publicly airing the execution "might have been a strong deterrent for the World to witness how America deals with Terrorists and SCUM like Hasan." But, he continued, "any very good and well meaning people would rather not watch him die, through streaming, or through any other visual device." Dig deeper: The Pentagon has said Hasan's execution is scheduled for Dec. 3.

Trump said the execution can be viewed in person by immediate families of the victims, "if they so choose." RELATED: Republicans, evangelicals oppose livestreamed execution: What does Trump say? The announcement earlier this month from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth that Hasan's execution would be public - and subsequent confirmation from the Pentagon that it would be live-streamed - prompted significant blowback from both Republicans and Democrats, with many pointing out that the images could be used to fuel radicalization.