{"id":8370,"date":"2026-07-17T06:36:46","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T01:36:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=8370"},"modified":"2026-07-17T06:36:46","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T01:36:46","slug":"what-to-expect-npr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=8370","title":{"rendered":"what to expect : NPR"},"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 id=\"storytext\">\n<div id=\"resg-s1-134062\" class=\"bucketwrap image large\">\n<div class=\"imagewrap has-source-dimensions\" data-crop-type=\"\" style=\"&#10;        --source-width: 5527;&#10;        --source-height: 3940;&#10;    \">\n        <picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/5527x3940+0+0\/resize\/400\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F9e%2Fc6%2F2fee43d4477d8f66297d7a45c035%2Fgettyimages-2286276355.jpg 400w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/5527x3940+0+0\/resize\/600\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F9e%2Fc6%2F2fee43d4477d8f66297d7a45c035%2Fgettyimages-2286276355.jpg 600w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/5527x3940+0+0\/resize\/800\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F9e%2Fc6%2F2fee43d4477d8f66297d7a45c035%2Fgettyimages-2286276355.jpg 800w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/5527x3940+0+0\/resize\/900\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F9e%2Fc6%2F2fee43d4477d8f66297d7a45c035%2Fgettyimages-2286276355.jpg 900w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/5527x3940+0+0\/resize\/1200\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F9e%2Fc6%2F2fee43d4477d8f66297d7a45c035%2Fgettyimages-2286276355.jpg 1200w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/5527x3940+0+0\/resize\/1600\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F9e%2Fc6%2F2fee43d4477d8f66297d7a45c035%2Fgettyimages-2286276355.jpg 1600w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/5527x3940+0+0\/resize\/1800\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F9e%2Fc6%2F2fee43d4477d8f66297d7a45c035%2Fgettyimages-2286276355.jpg 1800w\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/5527x3940+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F9e%2Fc6%2F2fee43d4477d8f66297d7a45c035%2Fgettyimages-2286276355.jpg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1025px) 650px, calc(100vw - 30px)\" class=\"img\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/5527x3940+0+0\/resize\/400\/quality\/85\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F9e%2Fc6%2F2fee43d4477d8f66297d7a45c035%2Fgettyimages-2286276355.jpg 400w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/5527x3940+0+0\/resize\/600\/quality\/85\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F9e%2Fc6%2F2fee43d4477d8f66297d7a45c035%2Fgettyimages-2286276355.jpg 600w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/5527x3940+0+0\/resize\/800\/quality\/85\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F9e%2Fc6%2F2fee43d4477d8f66297d7a45c035%2Fgettyimages-2286276355.jpg 800w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/5527x3940+0+0\/resize\/900\/quality\/85\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F9e%2Fc6%2F2fee43d4477d8f66297d7a45c035%2Fgettyimages-2286276355.jpg 900w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/5527x3940+0+0\/resize\/1200\/quality\/85\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F9e%2Fc6%2F2fee43d4477d8f66297d7a45c035%2Fgettyimages-2286276355.jpg 1200w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/5527x3940+0+0\/resize\/1600\/quality\/85\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F9e%2Fc6%2F2fee43d4477d8f66297d7a45c035%2Fgettyimages-2286276355.jpg 1600w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/5527x3940+0+0\/resize\/1800\/quality\/85\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F9e%2Fc6%2F2fee43d4477d8f66297d7a45c035%2Fgettyimages-2286276355.jpg 1800w\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/5527x3940+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F9e%2Fc6%2F2fee43d4477d8f66297d7a45c035%2Fgettyimages-2286276355.jpg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1025px) 650px, calc(100vw - 30px)\" class=\"img\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/5527x3940+0+0\/resize\/1100\/quality\/50\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F9e%2Fc6%2F2fee43d4477d8f66297d7a45c035%2Fgettyimages-2286276355.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/5527x3940+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F9e%2Fc6%2F2fee43d4477d8f66297d7a45c035%2Fgettyimages-2286276355.jpg\" class=\"img\" alt=\"President Trump speaks at an event Wednesday in Carlisle, Pa.\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/>\n        <\/picture>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"credit-caption\">\n<div class=\"caption-wrap\">\n<div class=\"caption\" aria-label=\"Image caption\">\n<p>\n                President Trump speaks at an event Wednesday in Carlisle, Pa.<br \/>\n                <b class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                    Alex Wong\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>                <\/b><br \/>\n                <b class=\"hide-caption\"><b>hide caption<\/b><\/b>\n            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>            <b class=\"toggle-caption\"><br \/>\n              <svg class=\"icon icon--info\"><use href=\"#icon-info\"\/><\/svg><br \/>\n              <b>toggle caption<\/b><br \/>\n            <\/b>\n    <\/div>\n<p>    <span class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\"><\/p>\n<p>        Alex Wong\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>    <\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>President Trump, who for years has sowed doubt about the security of American elections, is scheduled to give a primetime address Thursday night on election integrity.<\/p>\n<p>The remarks come as his war in Iran approaches the five-month mark, some Republican lawmakers want him to focus on the economy, and as his approval rating remains near second-term lows.<\/p>\n<p><em>Listen to NPR&#8217;s live special coverage starting at 9 p.m. ET:<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!-- END ID=\"RESNX-S1-5896448-100\" CLASS=\"BUCKETWRAP STATICHTML\" --><\/p>\n<p>Trump and his advisers have so far refused to detail what will be in the speech, though White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt suggested at Thursday&#8217;s press briefing that he would be presenting what she called &#8220;findings&#8221; about election integrity.<\/p>\n<aside id=\"ad-backstage-wrap\" class=\"ad-wrap backstage\" aria-label=\"advertisement\">\n<\/aside>\n<div id=\"resnx-s1-5896448-101\" class=\"bucketwrap internallink insettwocolumn inset2col \">\n<div class=\"bucket img\">\n                  <a class=\"imagewrap\" id=\"featuredStackSquareImagenx-s1-5887690\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2026\/07\/09\/nx-s1-5887690\/trump-election-assistance-commission\" data-metrics-ga4=\"{&quot;category&quot;:&quot;recirculation&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:&quot;story_recirculation_click&quot;,&quot;clickType&quot;:&quot;inset box&quot;,&quot;clickUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.npr.org\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/09\\\/nx-s1-5887690\\\/trump-election-assistance-commission&quot;}\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3744x3744+64+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/85\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F0d%2Fbe%2Fc7dac39b439e83825e8b922b446c%2Fgettyimages-2276717004.jpg\" data-original=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3744x3744+64+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/100\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F0d%2Fbe%2Fc7dac39b439e83825e8b922b446c%2Fgettyimages-2276717004.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3744x3744+64+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F0d%2Fbe%2Fc7dac39b439e83825e8b922b446c%2Fgettyimages-2276717004.jpg\" data-format=\"webp\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3744x3744+64+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/85\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F0d%2Fbe%2Fc7dac39b439e83825e8b922b446c%2Fgettyimages-2276717004.jpg\" data-original=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3744x3744+64+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/100\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F0d%2Fbe%2Fc7dac39b439e83825e8b922b446c%2Fgettyimages-2276717004.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3744x3744+64+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F0d%2Fbe%2Fc7dac39b439e83825e8b922b446c%2Fgettyimages-2276717004.jpg\" data-format=\"jpeg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3744x3744+64+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/100\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F0d%2Fbe%2Fc7dac39b439e83825e8b922b446c%2Fgettyimages-2276717004.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3744x3744+64+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F0d%2Fbe%2Fc7dac39b439e83825e8b922b446c%2Fgettyimages-2276717004.jpg\" data-format=\"jpeg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" alt=\"From left to right: Democratic Rep. Terri Sewell of Alabama talks with U.S. Election Assistance Commissioners Thomas Hicks, Benjamin Hovland and Christy McCormick after a House hearing on May 20.\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/picture><\/a>         <\/p>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKETBLOCK\" -->\n      <\/div>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKET IMG\" -->\n   <\/div>\n<p><!-- END ID=\"RESNX-S1-5896448-101\" CLASS=\"BUCKETWRAP INTERNALLINK INSETTWOCOLUMN INSET2COL \" --><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It will shock you if you have an honest eye listening to the president tonight and everything he is saying will be backed by facts and by evidence that will be provided this evening,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has long contended, without evidence, that he won the 2020 election \u2014 a lie that still comes up often in his speeches and social media posts. Numerous <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/scl\/fi\/qfvavvua3g6dksnzl9ils\/TrumpClaims.pdf?rlkey=rnig91049e5js1hprelig4ij9&amp;e=1&amp;dl=0\" target=\"_blank\">reviews<\/a> have <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1aqorZ61AYFqZU-EDQBBzjqfvAoC5nKcB\/view\" target=\"_blank\">debunked<\/a> his claims about that election.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dni.gov\/files\/ODNI\/documents\/assessments\/ICA-declass-16MAR21.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">federal intelligence report<\/a> released in March 2021 concluded: &#8220;We have no indications that any foreign actor attempted to alter any technical aspect of the voting process in the 2020 US elections, including voter registration, casting ballots, vote tabulation, or reporting results.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This report was a declassified version of a report that was provided to Trump and other officials on Jan. 7, 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has spent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2026\/06\/16\/nx-s1-5702491\/trump-voting-threat-midterm-election-dhs\" target=\"_blank\">much of his second term<\/a> attempting to shape elections and voting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2026\/06\/25\/nx-s1-5844576\/trump-mail-in-voting-order\" target=\"_blank\">policy<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2026\/07\/09\/nx-s1-5887690\/trump-election-assistance-commission\" target=\"_blank\">unprecedented<\/a> ways.<\/p>\n<p>Leavitt also said Thursday that Trump would talk about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2026\/02\/19\/nx-s1-5719252\/trump-voting-save-america-act-explainer\" target=\"_blank\">SAVE America Act<\/a>, which would among other things require Americans to present proof of citizenship when registering to vote and a form of ID when voting. Opponents point to evidence that voter fraud is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/10\/11\/nx-s1-5147732\/voter-fraud-explainer\" target=\"_blank\">extremely rare<\/a> and that some citizens <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/06\/11\/nx-s1-4991903\/voter-registration-proof-of-citizenship-requirement\" target=\"_blank\">do not readily have access<\/a> to these documents. Trump has been pushing Congress for months to pass that legislation, which has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2026\/06\/04\/nx-s1-5751145\/save-act-senate-vote-trump\" target=\"_blank\">stalled in the Senate<\/a>.<\/p>\n<aside id=\"ad-secondary-wrap\" class=\"ad-wrap secondary\" aria-label=\"advertisement\">\n<\/aside>\n<aside id=\"mid-story-recommendations-mount-piano\" class=\"mid-story-recommendations-mount-piano\" aria-label=\"recommended stories\"\/>\n<!-- END ID=\"MID-STORY-RECOMMENDATIONS-MOUNT-PIANO\" CLASS=\"MID-STORY-RECOMMENDATIONS-MOUNT-PIANO\" ARIA-LABEL=\"RECOMMENDED STORIES\" --><\/p>\n<p>Ahead of the speech, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said he thinks it is part of an attempt to delegitimize the upcoming midterms.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Trump&#8217;s primetime speech tonight isn&#8217;t simply about relitigating his overwhelming defeat in the 2020 election; it&#8217;s about undermining the 2026 election before a single vote has been cast,&#8221; Schumer said on the Senate floor Thursday. &#8220;Trump won&#8217;t expose anything of substance about 2020 \u2014 he&#8217;ll just echo the same stale, baseless, pathetic lies he&#8217;s repeated for six years.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"resnx-s1-5896448-102\" class=\"bucketwrap internallink insettwocolumn inset2col \">\n<div class=\"bucket img\">\n                  <a class=\"imagewrap\" id=\"featuredStackSquareImagenx-s1-5844576\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2026\/06\/25\/nx-s1-5844576\/trump-mail-in-voting-order\" data-metrics-ga4=\"{&quot;category&quot;:&quot;recirculation&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:&quot;story_recirculation_click&quot;,&quot;clickType&quot;:&quot;inset box&quot;,&quot;clickUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.npr.org\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/25\\\/nx-s1-5844576\\\/trump-mail-in-voting-order&quot;}\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3839x3839+1239+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/85\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F1d%2F19%2F5cff0e76422c9c2d75650cba0811%2Fgettyimages-2269288904.jpg\" data-original=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3839x3839+1239+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/100\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F1d%2F19%2F5cff0e76422c9c2d75650cba0811%2Fgettyimages-2269288904.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3839x3839+1239+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F1d%2F19%2F5cff0e76422c9c2d75650cba0811%2Fgettyimages-2269288904.jpg\" data-format=\"webp\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3839x3839+1239+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/85\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F1d%2F19%2F5cff0e76422c9c2d75650cba0811%2Fgettyimages-2269288904.jpg\" data-original=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3839x3839+1239+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/100\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F1d%2F19%2F5cff0e76422c9c2d75650cba0811%2Fgettyimages-2269288904.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3839x3839+1239+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F1d%2F19%2F5cff0e76422c9c2d75650cba0811%2Fgettyimages-2269288904.jpg\" data-format=\"jpeg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3839x3839+1239+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/100\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F1d%2F19%2F5cff0e76422c9c2d75650cba0811%2Fgettyimages-2269288904.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3839x3839+1239+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F1d%2F19%2F5cff0e76422c9c2d75650cba0811%2Fgettyimages-2269288904.jpg\" data-format=\"jpeg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" alt=\"President Trump holds up an executive order to limit mail-in voting as Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick looks on in the White House\u2019s Oval Office in March.\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/picture><\/a>         <\/p>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKETBLOCK\" -->\n      <\/div>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKET IMG\" -->\n   <\/div>\n<p><!-- END ID=\"RESNX-S1-5896448-102\" CLASS=\"BUCKETWRAP INTERNALLINK INSETTWOCOLUMN INSET2COL \" --><\/p>\n<p>When asked by a reporter whether Trump would accept the results of this November&#8217;s elections, Leavitt did not directly answer, instead insisting that reporters should tune into the speech.<\/p>\n<p>Presidential primetime addresses are relatively rare and often happen around major events. For example, earlier this term, Trump gave a primetime address to inform the nation about strikes on Iran in June 2025.<\/p>\n<p>However, he has also given speeches that haven&#8217;t been tied to breaking news. Trump&#8217;s last primetime address came in April, when he updated the nation on the then-one-month-old war with Iran.<\/p>\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>President Trump speaks at an event Wednesday in Carlisle, Pa. Alex Wong\/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Alex Wong\/Getty Images President Trump, who for years has sowed doubt about the security of American elections, is scheduled to give a primetime address Thursday night on election integrity. The remarks come as his war in Iran approaches&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8371,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/5527x3109+0+0\/resize\/1400\/quality\/85\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F9e%2Fc6%2F2fee43d4477d8f66297d7a45c035%2Fgettyimages-2286276355.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8370","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-political-news"],"brizy_media":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8370","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8370"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8370\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/8371"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8370"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8370"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8370"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}