Liberals Rejoice, MAGA Freaks Out Over News Coverage Of Trump’s Primetime Address

Reactions on both sides of the aisle poured in on social media following reports that NBC and ABC will not air US President Donald Trump’s address to the nation on Thursday night.

While many praised the networks’ decision not to amplify his continued pushing of debunked election conspiracies, many conservatives lashed out at the broadcasters. Some MAGA-aligned individuals suggested the decision was indicative of the networks somehow being party to a grand conspiracy to silence whatever Trump was supposedly going to reveal during the address. Other conservatives called for the FCC to revoke the networks’ broadcast licenses.

“Fine, don’t cover it, pull their license,” former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon said on Thursday. “The key to the license is do public good, by covering major news events and major events that are for the good of the nation. If they’re not gonna do that, just pull the license. Pull it, let’s see what tough guys they are when you do that.”

HuffPost has reached out to the FCC for comment on NBC and ABC’s decision, but has not received a response.

Several outlets reported that the networks had decided not to air Trump’s speech on their broadcast channels. Both will reportedly air the address on their respective streaming services.

“ABC News will run President Trump’s speech on ABC News Live and ABC News Radio with comprehensive, anchored coverage,” the network said in a statement to HuffPost. The statement added that the network will cover the speech in its regular nightly newscasts.

NBC will reportedly air a special report immediately following the speech.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt teased the content of Trump’s address during Thursday’s press briefing.

“President Trump will deliver a major address to the nation on protecting the integrity of our elections. And we encourage every American to tune in,” Leavitt said.

She added that the speech “will shock you if you have an honest eye listening to the president tonight.”

Multiple outlets reported that Trump’s speech will likely rehash debunked conspiracy theories about his 2020 election loss to Joe Biden.

When asked on Tuesday if he would talk about “election machines and integrity” during the address, Trump said it would “concern that subject” and “we’ll have a couple of other things to say also.”

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