{"id":2630302,"date":"2026-07-15T18:56:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T22:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/aoc-urges-media-to-censor-trump-election-security-speech\/"},"modified":"2026-07-15T18:58:40","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T22:58:40","slug":"aoc-urges-media-to-censor-trump-election-security-speech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/aoc-urges-media-to-censor-trump-election-security-speech\/","title":{"rendered":"AOC urges media to censor Trump election security speech"},"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\">18<\/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%2Faoc-urges-media-to-censor-trump-election-security-speech%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=2630302&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>Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez expressed her belief that the media should deplatform President donald Trump&#8217;s upcoming speech on election integrity,asserting it might contain lies and oppose democratic values. she emphasized the importance of not amplifying false details about elections, highlighting a moral responsibility for news outlets to avoid airing evidence-based misinformation. Trump is scheduled to address the nation from the Oval Office, where he plans to discuss election-related topics and possibly announce notable news. The speech comes amid ongoing efforts by Trump to pass legislation requiring voter ID,amidst longstanding claims of election rigging,especially concerning the 2020 presidential election. Investigations into the 2020 election outcomes are ongoing, including FBI raids in Georgia related to election records. While some officials downplay rumors that Trump will discredit the election&#8217;s legitimacy, the speech is expected to focus on election security and may increase pressure on the Senate to pass the SAVE America Act.  <\/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<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/alexandria-ocasio-cortez\/\">Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez<\/a> (D-NY) said the media should deplatform President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a>, expressing concern over a speech he is expected to deliver on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/elections\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"452\">election<\/a> integrity. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With Trump set to give the high-profile speech on Thursday, Ocasio-Cortez urged the press to censor the address, believing it will contain lies and be at odds with democratic values. <\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4649910\/103-house-democrats-vote-cut-aid-israel\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Over 100 House Democrats buck Jeffries and vote to 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Trump\u2019s position has fueled outrage from Democrats such as Ocasio-Cortez, a possible 2028 presidential contender who has posited him as the antithesis of democracy. A federal investigation into concerns about the 2020 election is ongoing, with the FBI raiding offices in Georgia over the matter in late January. The agency <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4437558\/fbi-executes-search-warrant-at-fulton-county-election-facility\/\">executed a search warrant<\/a> at the Fulton County election facility, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4446781\/trump-fulton-county-fbi-raid-true-winner-2020\/\">seizing ballots and election records <\/a>tied to the race in a move <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4558469\/fulton-county-georgia-2020-ballots-fbi-doj\/\">later upheld<\/a> in court. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/4647702\/pete-buttigieg-keeps-2028-presidential-bid-on-table\/\"><strong>PETE BUTTIGIEG KEEPS 2028 WHITE HOUSE BID ON THE TABLE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Officials have <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4648470\/trump-election-disclosure-officials-anticipate-voting-machine-intelligence\/\">downplayed rumors<\/a> that Trump\u2019s Thursday speech will declare the 2020 election <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4647607\/jon-ossoff-fundraises-trump-conspiracy-2020-election-georgia\/\">in Georgia illegitimate<\/a>. Officials previously told the<em> Washington Examiner<\/em> that\u00a0internal discussions about the speech had centered on election security and possible voting-machine vulnerabilities susceptible to foreign cyber intrusions. They said the speech could also increase pressure on the\u00a0Senate\u00a0to pass the SAVE America Act.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt doesn\u2019t get bigger because without free and fair elections, you don\u2019t have a country,\u201d Trump said this week in the Oval Office. \u201cWe\u2019ll be discussing other things too, but it\u2019s going to be a very big announcement.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AOC urges media to block Trump\u2019s election speech<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2630304,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP26084758126508.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[8334,34382,39140,5894,3634],"class_list":["post-2630302","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-aoc","tag-election-security","tag-media-censorship","tag-politics","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP26084758126508.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2630302","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2630302"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2630302\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2630307,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2630302\/revisions\/2630307"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2630304"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2630302"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2630302"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2630302"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}