{"id":8230,"date":"2026-07-17T03:08:44","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T22:08:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=8230"},"modified":"2026-07-17T03:08:44","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T22:08:44","slug":"some-tv-networks-wont-air-trumps-speech-live","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=8230","title":{"rendered":"Some TV networks won&#039;t air Trump&#039;s speech live"},"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<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.axios.com\/sOkaMNiZqZtkcYjOYhIK5Osj3tE=\/1366x768\/smart\/2025\/02\/05\/194408-1738784648715.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/politics-policy\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\">President Trump&#8217;s<\/a> prime-time speech Thursday evening won&#8217;t receive live coverage among at least two of the four major TV networks \u2014 but it will be available via streaming.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The big picture: <\/strong>The address, which is expected to center around election security, put <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2026\/07\/16\/trump-speech-elections-networks\" target=\"_blank\">ABC, CBS, NBC and FOX<\/a> between a rock and a hard place: air potentially false information about the 2020 election, or risk backlash from the White House and a confrontational Federal Communications Commission (FCC).<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>Driving the news: <\/strong>NBC News said in a statement it would provide live coverage of the president&#8217;s remarks on<strong> <\/strong>NBC News NOW, and air &#8220;a special report on the [NBC]&#8221; afterward.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>ABC said it would air the speech on its 24\/7 streaming channel, ABC News Live, and ABC News Radio &#8220;with comprehensive, anchored\u00a0coverage&#8221; and &#8220;in our regular network newscasts.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>ABC added that it is &#8220;prepared to break into network programming to deliver live updates and reporting should significant developments occur.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>CBS and FOX have yet to announce their plans for the speech.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Catch up quick: <\/strong>Trump has promised &#8220;really big news&#8221; in his 9pm ET speech, though he&#8217;s signaled it will center on &#8220;free and fair elections.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Zoom out: <\/strong>Broadcasters have long exercised editorial judgment about whether to air presidential addresses, including speeches by Democratic presidents.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In 2022, ABC, CBS and NBC all <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2022\/09\/joe-biden-speech-primetime-broadcast-networks-1235105916\/\" target=\"_blank\">declined<\/a> to run a speech by President Biden about threats to democracy that sharply criticized Trump and those who denied the 2020 election results.<\/li>\n<li>That denial was in part because some critics viewed the address as a partisan speech designed to boost Democrats ahead of the 2022 midterms as opposed to a speech updating the nation on an urgent national situation. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Editor&#8217;s note: This is a breaking news story and will be updated.<\/em><\/p>\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>President Trump&#8217;s prime-time speech Thursday evening won&#8217;t receive live coverage among at least two of the four major TV networks \u2014 but it will be available via streaming. 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