The fake news media is scrambling ahead of President Trump’s much-anticipated national address tonight.
Word is that both NBC and ABC are refusing to air the primetime speech, which is scheduled to begin at 9 PM this evening.
🚨 JUST IN: NBC & ABC will not air President Trump’s primetime address live on their broadcast networks.
Ban them. Boycott them. It’s time to stand up to propaganda.
— Vanessa Broussard (@VanessaBNews) July 16, 2026
Instead of airing this important, rare address from the president live on their television channels, ABC and NBC will only have it for viewers online.
Reuters confirmed:
Two of the three major U.S. television networks have decided not to broadcast a planned prime-time address on Thursday by President Donald Trump on ​their primary platforms, risking the ire of an administration that has placed unprecedented pressure on American media.
The speech is expected to focus on election security, four ‌months before the critical midterm elections.
Networks have broad First Amendment rights to decide what they choose to broadcast, experts noted. But historically, broadcasters have carried most such speeches on the grounds that they provide information of public importance.Late Thursday afternoon, a spokesperson for ABC News said the network will run Trump’s speech on its ABC News Live streaming platform and ABC News Radio – not its broadcast channel.NBC News plans to carry the president’s remarks ​on its free streaming service, NBC News NOW, but will not air the speech on its main broadcast channel, according to a person familiar with the matter. The company declined ​to comment.The ABC and NBC streaming channels generally draw a fraction of the viewers that their traditional broadcast signals reach.
As we previously reported, the president’s speech will focus on matters related to election integrity.
Just a few days ago, President Trump told us himself that it will be “really, really big news” on election fraud.
In light of this latest development, Eric Daugherty shared that clip on X:
🚨 IT'S OFFICIAL: ABC and NBC are REFUSING to carry President Trump's 9PM primetime White House address on election integrity out of panic, and will instead play it on their "live now" streams with far less viewers
The networks are TERRIFIED!
EXPOSE IT ALL, 47 🔥
Make no… pic.twitter.com/6CfeptcYAt
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) July 16, 2026
IT’S OFFICIAL: ABC and NBC are REFUSING to carry President Trump’s 9PM primetime White House address on election integrity out of panic, and will instead play it on their “live now” streams with far less viewers
The networks are TERRIFIED!
EXPOSE IT ALL, 47
ADVERTISEMENTMake no mistake, they will NOT be able to ignore their way out of this.
While we don’t know the exact details of what President Trump has planned for tonight, the fact that the media is panicking is a very telling sign.
They don’t want the American people to see it. Whatever it is, the establishment media does not want you to hear what President Trump is going to reveal for yourself.
If you ask me, that’s all the more reason to tune in for yourself tonight — promptly at 9 PM…
Unlike ABC and NBC, we will have the full address for you right here on WLT Report!
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