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ABC and NBC Decline Live Broadcast of Trump Address but Offer Streaming and Follow-Up Coverage
President Trump will deliver a 9 p.m. EDT address Thursday from the White House on election integrity and voting systems. ABC and NBC said they will not air the speech live on their main broadcast channels.
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ABC and NBC will not carry President Trump's primetime address live on their broadcast networks Thursday evening. The president is scheduled to speak at 9 p.m. EDT from the White House on election integrity and voting systems.
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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed the speech will center on secure elections ahead of November. President Trump stated Tuesday that the address contains really big news and will cover additional topics. ABC News will run the address on its livestreaming platform and ABC News Radio.
NBC will stream the speech on its platforms and air a special report after it concludes. ABC News said its Special Report team stands ready to interrupt programming for live updates if significant developments occur. The address is expected to touch on previously unreported alleged Chinese meddling in U.S.
Elections. President Trump has repeatedly stated he won the White House three times and has called for legislation requiring photo identification and proof of citizenship for voter registration and at the ballot box. On Monday President Trump repeated claims of voter fraud in the Los Angeles primary race for mayor during a Newsmax interview.
Federal prosecutors said last month they were opening fraud investigations in California after Trump drew attention to the mayoral primary claim. Earlier this year FBI agents raided elections offices in Fulton County, Georgia, seizing materials from the 2020 election.
Tulsi Gabbard, then Trump’s director of national intelligence, traveled to Atlanta to oversee execution of the Fulton County search warrant.
Last week Trump ousted the remaining members of the federal Election Assistance Commission. Accounts differ on whether the address will revisit claims about the 2020 election outcome. The Washington Times, NPR and winnipegfreepress.com reported the address is expected to revisit those claims, while therightscoop.com said it will focus on voting machine security and foreign influence.
