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Carville criticizes CNN, ABC, NBC for not airing Trump speech

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Veteran Democratic strategist James Carville on Friday criticized major television networks for not airing President Trump’s speech on election security the previous night, saying that it was a mistake for CNN, NBC and ABC not to provide “blanket coverage” of what he sees as the president’s deterior…

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  1. Just the News

    ABC and NBC refuse to air Trump's primetime address (opens Just the News)

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    Just the News's feed description

    ABC News does plan to run the address on its livestreaming platform and ABC News Radio.

  2. RedState

  3. Just the News

    Trump says ABC, NBC should lose their broadcast licenses for not providing live coverage of speech (opens Just the News)

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    Just the News's feed description

    CNN, ABC and NBC decided not to provide live coverage of the speech. ABC and NBC aired Trump's speech on their streaming channels.

  4. The Hill

    NBC, ABC, CNN won't carry Trump speech on networks (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    Several major news broadcasters will not carry President Trump’s speech on Thursday evening, spokespeople for these networks confirmed. ABC News, NBC News and CNN will carry the president’s remarks on separate streaming platforms or editorial live updates.

  5. Washington Times

    NBC shirks Trump speech (opens Washington Times)

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    Washington Times's feed description

    While other networks covered President Trump's speech Thursday night, NBC stuck with its usual programming.

  6. Deadline

    Donald Trump Says ABC And NBC Should Lose Broadcast Licenses Because They Didn’t Carry His Primetime Address On Election Claims (opens Deadline)

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    Deadline's feed description

    Donald Trump lashed out at ABC and NBC, the two networks that chose not to carry his speech live on their broadcast platforms, as he delivered a 25-minute long speech full of claims that included China obtaining voter registration data and the “deep state” withholding that intelligence from him.

  7. New York Post

    CBS cuts away from Trump’s election fraud speech — as ABC and NBC refused to air it (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    CBS News aired part of President Trump's prime-time speech, joining in late and cutting out before it finished.

  8. The Guardian

    US TV networks split on broadcasting Trump’s election-focused speech (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    NBC and CNN stayed away from White House speech, while Fox News, MS Now, CBS and some ABC affiliates aired it The US’s largest television stations split on whether to air Donald Trump ’s White House address live on Thursday night, which was heavy on unproven accusations about the integrity of the 20…

  9. Deadline

    Sinclair-Owned ABC And NBC Stations Preempt Networks To Carry Trump Primetime Speech (opens Deadline)

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    Deadline's feed description

    UPDATED with more details: ABC and NBC stations owned by Sinclair Broadcasting ended up airing President Donald Trump’s primetime speech on Thursday, after ABC News and NBC News said earlier in the day that they would only carry the address on their streaming sites.

  10. Breitbart News

    Trump Slams NBC, ABC for Not Covering Election Integrity Speech: ‘They Want to Protect the Radical Left’ (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    President Donald Trump slammed NBC and ABC for not covering his Thursday night speech regarding his administration's concerning election integrity findings.

  11. Fox News

    ABC, NBC, CNN avoid airing Trump's primetime election security address live (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    ABC, NBC and CNN chose not to air President Donald Trump's primetime address on election security from the White House live on their airwaves.

  12. Axios

    Trump threatens TV broadcast licenses after networks skip speech (opens Axios)

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    Axios's feed description

    President Trump threatened again to revoke the broadcast licenses of ABC and NBC on Thursday, after those networks decided not to preempt their regularly scheduled programming to cover his address on election integrity live.

  13. HuffPost

    Trump: Networks That Didn't Air Primetime Speech Live Should Have Licenses Revoked (opens HuffPost)

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    HuffPost's feed description

    He’s clearly mad he didn’t get airtime.

  14. Forbes

    Trump Threatens To Revoke ABC And NBC Broadcast Licenses For Not Carrying His Speech Live (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    The president claimed without evidence that the networks and others in the media were “engaged in a plot” and want to “continue this fraud.”

  15. American Greatness

    Morning Greatness: ABC, NBC Refuse to Air Trump’s Election Fraud Speech, CBS Cuts Away (opens American Greatness)

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    American Greatness's feed description

    Good Friday morning. Here is what’s on President Trump’s agenda today: 8:00 AM THE PRESIDENT participates in Executive Time 5:20 PM THE PRESIDENT attends a […] Source

  16. BizPac Review

    Trump says ABC and NBC should have broadcast licenses revoked for snubbing primetime speech (opens BizPac Review)

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    BizPac Review's feed description

    President Donald Trump on Thursday called for ABC and NBC to lose their broadcast licenses for not airing his primetime address to Americans. Earlier in the week, […]

  17. Independent Journal Review

    Trump Calls Out Networks For Not Airing Speech (opens Independent Journal Review)

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    Independent Journal Review's feed description

    President Donald Trump said CNN, ABC and NBC should have their broadcast licenses revoked for not airing the speech Thursday night,

  18. Revolver News

  19. The Righting

    ABC, NBC and CNN Black Out Trump’s Election Fraud Speech (opens The Righting)

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    The Righting's feed description

    Trump’s speech about how China and other bad actors compromised American elections in 2020 and 2024 might be […]

  20. Time

    Why Trump Is Calling For These Major TV Networks to Lose Their Licenses (opens Time)

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    Time's feed description

    “Fraud like this should mean a revocation of their licenses," the President claimed during his Thursday night speech.

  21. Reason

    Trump Threatens To Revoke ABC and NBC Licenses for Not Broadcasting His Election Speech (opens Reason)

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    Reason's feed description

    President Donald Trump addresses the nation, as depicted on multiple simultaneous broadcast screens, with one of them showing a test pattern.

  22. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Trump threatens to revoke licenses of networks for not carrying speech (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    Honolulu Star-Advertiser's feed description

    NEW YORK >> Two of the three major U.S. television networks and CNN did not broadcas t a prime-time address on Thursday by President Donald Trump on their primary platforms, drawing a rebuke from a president who has placed unprecedented pressure on American media.

  23. The Jewish Voice

    Trump Denounces ABC & NBC, Calls for Revocation of Broadcast Licenses Over Speech Blackout (opens The Jewish Voice)

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    The Jewish Voice's feed description

    By: Russ Spencer – #TheJewishVoice #JewishVoice In a forceful and highly charged rebuke of the American broadcast media, President Donald Trump on Thursday demanded that two of the nation’s most prominent television networks—ABC and NBC—be stripped of their broadcast licenses after they declined to …

  24. Richmond Times-Dispatch

    Trump threatens network licenses for not carrying speech (opens Richmond Times-Dispatch)

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    Richmond Times-Dispatch's feed description

    Two of the three major U.S. television networks and CNN did not broadcast President Donald Trump's primetime address Thursday on their primary platforms, drawing a rebuke from Trump.

  25. Philadelphia Inquirer

    In primetime, Trump criticizes networks for not carrying his speech (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description

    He also repeated his frequent demand that the networks’ government-issued broadcast licenses be revoked.

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