{"id":2630838,"date":"2026-07-16T18:49:01","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T22:49:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/major-tv-networks-relegate-trumps-election-speech-to-digital-feeds\/"},"modified":"2026-07-16T18:51:26","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T22:51:26","slug":"major-tv-networks-relegate-trumps-election-speech-to-digital-feeds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/major-tv-networks-relegate-trumps-election-speech-to-digital-feeds\/","title":{"rendered":"Major TV networks relegate Trump&#8217;s election speech to digital feeds"},"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\">20<\/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%2Fmajor-tv-networks-relegate-trumps-election-speech-to-digital-feeds%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=2630838&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>Several major cable networks, including ABC news and NBC News, have decided not to broadcast President Donald Trump&#8217;s election security speech live on their cable channels on Thursday evening.instead, they will only stream teh address on their digital platforms. Trump is expected to discuss election integrity and declassified findings related to interference in the 2020 election. ABC News confirmed they will provide complete coverage on ABC News Live, ABC Radio, and their regular newscasts, interrupting programming if necessary. NBC News will livestream the speech on NBC News NOW and plan a subsequent special report. The speech has sparked debate, with some Democrats like Alexandria Ocasio-cortez criticizing its platforming, while some Republicans, including John Cornyn, have urged Trump to focus on future elections rather than past disputes. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt encouraged networks to carry the speech so the public can hear directly from the president, who may also address broader topics such as the Iran war and economic issues.  <\/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\">Several major cable networks have announced they will not air President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a>\u2018s election security speech on their live television networks on Thursday evening, instead limiting the address to their digital streaming platforms.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/abc-news\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"845\">ABC News <\/a>and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nbc\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"307\">NBC News<\/a> have confirmed to multiple outlets that they have opted against showing the president\u2019s live speech on their cable networks, but will instead have coverage on their digital streaming platforms. Trump is expected to make an announcement focused on election integrity and declassified findings regarding <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4649542\/gop-trump-speech-focus-2026-elections\/\">interference in the 2020 election<\/a> in the Thursday evening Oval Office address.<\/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\/white-house\/4652353\/randy-fine-jd-vance-israel\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Randy Fine says JD Vance is out of step with GOP on Israel amid MAGA tensions<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4652357\/secret-service-white-house-security-swords\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Secret Service says \u2018we have to\u2019 remove swords from statues near White House<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4651787\/white-house-staffer-administrative-leave-insider-trading-scandal\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>White House teleprompter staffer put on unpaid administrative leave over insider trading scandal<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cABC News will run President Trump\u2019s speech on ABC News Live and ABC News Radio with comprehensive, anchored coverage. We will also cover the speech in our regular network newscasts and, as always, our Special Report team is fully prepared to break into network programming to deliver live updates and reporting should significant developments occur,\u201d ABC <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/news\/politics-news\/nbc-and-abc-wont-carry-trump-primetime-election-speech-1236650492\/\">said<\/a> in a statement.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NBC News <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/brianstelter\/status\/2077838649081688271?s=20\">said<\/a> it will provide a livestreamed feed of the speech, set for 9 p.m., on NBC News NOW, its <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >digital streaming service<\/a>, and plans \u201cto air a special report on the network following the remarks.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The news comes as Trump\u2019s speech has generated much buzz on both the Left and the Right, with Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/alexandria-ocasio-cortez\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"282\">Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez<\/a> (D-NY) suggesting media networks <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4650455\/aoc-media-censor-trump-election-security-speech\/\">deplatform the speech<\/a>, while several Republicans, including outgoing Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/john-cornyn\/\">John Cornyn<\/a> (R-TX), have <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4649542\/gop-trump-speech-focus-2026-elections\/\">called on Trump to <\/a>focus on the 2026 elections and not look back to 2020.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4650455\/aoc-media-censor-trump-election-security-speech\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"4650455\">AOC URGES MEDIA TO CENSOR TRUMP ELECTION SECURITY SPEECH: \u2018PLATFORMING OF LIES\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">White House press secretary <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/karoline-leavitt\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"11685\">Karoline Leavitt<\/a> addressed the media\u2019s apprehension about airing the president\u2019s speech during her first press briefing back from maternity leave on Thursday. She encouraged the networks to air the speech, saying Trump may also discuss the war with Iran and economic matters.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cPresident Trump is a man of his own word, and he sometimes is thinking about these things up until he walks out, but we have had conversations about him addressing a range of topics, and that could very well be possible tonight,\u201d Leavitt said. \u201cAgain, this is all the more reason for all of you to carry the speech live and for the American people to tune in tonight, so they can hear directly from the president and draw their own conclusions.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\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<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Major networks skip live Trump speech, stream online instead<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3976,"featured_media":2630842,"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\/trump-primetime-speech-relegated-digital.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[82828,82827,32140,3634,69034],"class_list":["post-2630838","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-digital-feeds","tag-election-speech","tag-media-coverage","tag-trump","tag-tv-networks"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/trump-primetime-speech-relegated-digital.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2630838","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\/3976"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2630838"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2630838\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2630844,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2630838\/revisions\/2630844"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2630842"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2630838"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2630838"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2630838"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}