{"id":2307271,"date":"2024-07-24T10:24:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-24T14:24:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-seeks-equal-time-on-air-during-bidens-oval-office-address-report-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-24T10:27:34","modified_gmt":"2024-07-24T14:27:34","slug":"trump-seeks-equal-time-on-air-during-bidens-oval-office-address-report-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-seeks-equal-time-on-air-during-bidens-oval-office-address-report-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump seeks \u2018equal time\u2019 on air during Biden\u2019s Oval Office address: Report &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-seeks-equal-time-on-air-during-bidens-oval-office-address-report-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2307271&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The\u200b summary \u200bprovided \u2063discusses former President\u2063 Donald Trump&#8217;s \u200brequest for equal airtime on networks ABC, NBC, and CBS during President Joe Biden&#8217;s Oval Office address to the nation. Trump&#8217;s \u200bcampaign sent a letter to the networks requesting equal airtime, as they believe Biden&#8217;s speech will be used as a \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-circuit-breaker-on-election-night\/\" title=\"The question looms: just how does it come to be that three quarters of Republican and nearly one third of Democrat voters all believe that the election was stolen from Trump?\">campaign event<\/a>. The letter cites the Federal Communications\u2062 Commission&#8217;s\u2063 &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/schumer-mcconnell-reach-agreement-on-trump-impeachment-trial-here-are-the-details\/\" title=\"Schumer, McConnell Reach Agreement on Trump Impeachment Trial \u2013 Here Are the Details\">equal time<\/a>&#8221; rule and argues that Biden&#8217;s\u2062 speech may not be a \u2062bona fide news \u200cevent but rather a prime-time campaign commercial. Trump seeks to ensure fairness in media coverage and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chatgpt-displays-a-significant-systematic-liberal-bias-danger-of-influencing-election-results-say-researchers\/\" title=\"Researchers warn that ChatGPT exhibits a notable and consistent liberal bias, posing a risk of influencing election outcomes.\">address potential bias<\/a> in the network&#8217;s handling \u2062of political events.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump seeks &lsquo;equal time&rsquo; on air during Biden&rsquo;s Oval Office address: Report<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1711083\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>As President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a> gives an Oval Office address to the nation Wednesday, former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a> is asking ABC, NBC, and CBS to give him equal airtime.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In a letter obtained by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/07\/23\/us\/trump-equal-airtime-biden-speech.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><em>New York Times<\/em><\/a>, Trump&rsquo;s campaign sent a letter to the three networks demanding he be given equal airtime as the campaign believes the speech will be used as a campaign event. Earlier this week, Biden announced he would address the nation from the White House about his exit from the presidential race and how he plans to tackle the remaining months of his presidency.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It appears that President Biden&rsquo;s speech will not be a bona fide news event, but rather, a prime-time campaign commercial,&rdquo; Trump campaign general counsel David Warrington wrote in a letter to the networks, citing the Federal Communications Commission&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fcc.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/political_programming_fact_sheet.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>&ldquo;equal time&rdquo; rule<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The letter states Biden will use this moment as a &ldquo;campaign speech,&rdquo; to promote his endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris for president, although Biden is no longer a candidate for president.<\/p>\n<p>Until the 1970s, cable networks were bound by FCC &ldquo;equal time&rdquo; guidelines in which local stations needed to give both candidates equal access to airtime. Under then-President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Gerald-Ford\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Gerald Ford<\/a> in 1975, the FCC created an exemption to the rule for &ldquo;bona fide news events&rdquo; like presidential speeches and news conferences.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Tomorrow evening at 8 PM ET, I will address the nation from the Oval Office on what lies ahead, and how I will finish the job for the American people,&rdquo; Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/live-blog-posts\/biden-to-address-dropping-out-of-the-race-wednesday\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>wrote<\/a> on X on Tuesday.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday&rsquo;s address will be his first public remarks since his decision to drop out of the race; it is unclear how much of that will focus on his endorsement of Harris.<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1711083\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1711083\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The\u200b summary \u200bprovided \u2063discusses former President\u2063 Donald Trump&#8217;s \u200brequest for equal airtime on networks ABC, NBC, and CBS during President Joe Biden&#8217;s Oval Office address to the nation. Trump&#8217;s \u200bcampaign sent a letter to the networks requesting equal airtime, as they believe Biden&#8217;s speech will be used as a \u200ccampaign event. 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