{"id":12464,"date":"2026-07-21T10:26:18","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T05:26:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=12464"},"modified":"2026-07-21T10:26:18","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T05:26:18","slug":"top-media-networks-put-on-notice-after-refusing-to-air-trumps-primetime-address-serious-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=12464","title":{"rendered":"Top media networks put on notice after refusing to air Trump&#8217;s primetime address: &#8216;Serious concerns&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div id=\"beyondwords-wrapper\" data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"beyondwords-wrapper\">\n<p><span class=\"label-bg\">NEW<\/span>You can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\"><strong>FIRST ON FOX<\/strong>: Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Ga., is asking the <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_1137099\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/tech\/topics\/fcc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Federal Communications Commission<\/a> to review ABC, NBC and CBS&#8217; broadcast decisions after the networks either declined to air live or cut away from President Donald Trump&#8217;s July 16 primetime address.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">In a letter first obtained by <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_1137100\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/special\/20th-anniversary\/fox-news-digital\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fox News Digital<\/a> and sent Monday, Carter asked FCC Chairman Brendan Carr to review whether the networks violated their obligation to &#8220;serve the public interest&#8221; and whether their actions should be considered in future broadcast license proceedings.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;The public airwaves should inform the American people, not be used by corporate executives to decide which matters of national importance they are permitted to hear,&#8221; Carter wrote.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Carter raised &#8220;serious concerns&#8221; in the letter, saying networks can disagree with President Trump&#8217;s remarks while still airing what he says.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_1137101\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/abc-nbc-cnn-avoid-airing-trumps-primetime-election-security-address-live\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>ABC, NBC, CNN AVOID AIRING TRUMP&#8217;S PRIMETIME ELECTION SECURITY ADDRESS LIVE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/343\/192\/President-Donald-Trump-South-Carolina.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/686\/384\/President-Donald-Trump-South-Carolina.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/672\/378\/President-Donald-Trump-South-Carolina.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1344\/756\/President-Donald-Trump-South-Carolina.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/931\/523\/President-Donald-Trump-South-Carolina.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1862\/1046\/President-Donald-Trump-South-Carolina.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/720\/405\/President-Donald-Trump-South-Carolina.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1440\/810\/President-Donald-Trump-South-Carolina.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1200\/675\/President-Donald-Trump-South-Carolina.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Donald Trump speaks in the East Room of the White House.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>President Donald Trump addresses the nation from the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., on July 16, 2026.<\/span> <span>(Saul Loeb\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;Broadcasters may criticize, analyze, or fact-check the President&#8217;s statements,&#8221; he wrote. &#8220;However, refusing to air a major presidential address because executives disagree with its content raises serious concerns that they intended to keep Americans in the dark about potential foreign interference in our elections.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Carter also argued that Americans should have been allowed to make up their own minds.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;Regardless of political affiliation, the American people deserved to hear this information directly from their President and judge it for themselves,&#8221; Carter wrote. &#8220;Instead, ABC and NBC declined to broadcast the speech on their primary television networks, while CBS cut away before the President completed his remarks.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Carter added that airing the speech on streaming services was not an &#8220;adequate substitute for free, over-the-air television\u2014particularly for Americans without reliable broadband access.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_1137102\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/tony-dokoupil-clashes-mark-warner-after-senator-ripped-cbs-airing-trump-speech-as-news\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>TONY DOKOUPIL CLASHES WITH MARK WARNER AFTER THE SENATOR RIPPED CBS FOR AIRING TRUMP SPEECH \u2018AS NEWS\u2019<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/343\/192\/georgia-rep-buddy-carter-american-flag.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/686\/384\/georgia-rep-buddy-carter-american-flag.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/672\/378\/georgia-rep-buddy-carter-american-flag.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1344\/756\/georgia-rep-buddy-carter-american-flag.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/931\/523\/georgia-rep-buddy-carter-american-flag.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1862\/1046\/georgia-rep-buddy-carter-american-flag.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/720\/405\/georgia-rep-buddy-carter-american-flag.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1440\/810\/georgia-rep-buddy-carter-american-flag.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1200\/675\/georgia-rep-buddy-carter-american-flag.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Georgia Rep. Buddy Carter speaking in front of an American flag\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Rep. Buddy Carter (R-GA) speaks to supporters of President Donald Trump at an event hosted by Vice President JD Vance on August 21, 2025 in Peachtree City, Georgia.<\/span> <span>(Megan Varner\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The letter follows <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_1137103\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">President Trump<\/a>&#8216;s Thursday night primetime address, during which he called for ABC and NBC&#8217;s broadcast licenses to be revoked, accusing the networks of being part of a &#8220;plot&#8221; to &#8220;continue this fraud&#8221; and &#8220;protect the radical left.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;In a rare move, NBC and ABC fake news have both said that they would not cover this speech,&#8221; President Trump said. &#8220;They knew what it was about because they don&#8217;t like the topic, because they know how corrupt our system is and they don&#8217;t want to reveal it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">President Trump used the more than 20-minute address to announce the &#8220;immediate declassification and release of critical intelligence&#8221; documents he said revealed &#8220;shocking vulnerabilities\u00a0in our election infrastructure.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;America is back and doing really well, but we still have a major challenge that must be urgently addressed, because no country can be great without fair and honest elections,&#8221; President Trump said. &#8220;You have to trust your country, because if there can be no trust, there can be no greatness. And that&#8217;s very simple. No trust, no greatness.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_1137104\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/shadow-government-trump-claims-intel-community-bragged-hiding-chinese-meddling\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>&#8216;SHADOW GOVERNMENT&#8217;: TRUMP CLAIMS INTEL COMMUNITY BRAGGED ABOUT HIDING CHINESE MEDDLING<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/343\/192\/brendan-carr-fcc-media-fox-news.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/686\/384\/brendan-carr-fcc-media-fox-news.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/672\/378\/brendan-carr-fcc-media-fox-news.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1344\/756\/brendan-carr-fcc-media-fox-news.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/931\/523\/brendan-carr-fcc-media-fox-news.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1862\/1046\/brendan-carr-fcc-media-fox-news.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/720\/405\/brendan-carr-fcc-media-fox-news.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1440\/810\/brendan-carr-fcc-media-fox-news.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1200\/675\/brendan-carr-fcc-media-fox-news.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr speaks at commission meeting.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Federal Communications Commission Commissioner Brendan Carr<\/span> <span>(Al Drago\/Bloomberg via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">According to <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_1137105\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/politics\/executive\/white-house\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the White House<\/a>, the documents released during the address included files related to alleged voting system vulnerabilities, China&#8217;s alleged acquisition of U.S. voter data, a Michigan voter registration investigation and noncitizens on state voter rolls. Fox News Digital could not independently verify the contents of the documents or President Trump&#8217;s claims.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;Just as disturbingly, this vital information has been covered up and hidden from you, the American people, our beautiful, great American people, for many years,&#8221; President Trump said. &#8220;But that all changes right now.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">ABC News and NBC News streamed President Trump&#8217;s speech on their digital platforms before later airing special reports summarizing his remarks on their broadcast networks.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">CBS News initially aired analysis before joining President Trump&#8217;s speech several minutes after it began, then <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_1137107\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/tony-dokoupil-clashes-mark-warner-after-senator-ripped-cbs-airing-trump-speech-as-news\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">cut away after<\/a> he criticized ABC and NBC.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Carter said the issues raised during Trump&#8217;s address warranted live broadcast coverage, adding the &#8220;allegations concern both election integrity and <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_1137108\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/politics\/executive\/national-security\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">national security<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Fox News Digital reached out to the FCC, ABC News, NBC News and CBS News for comment.<\/p>\n<p> <!----> <!----> <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-bio\">\n<p>Kiera McDonald is a Production Assistant for Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! 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