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turbinetree

(27,912 posts)
Thu Jul 16, 2026, 11:14 AM 4 hrs ago

TV networks won't confirm Trump speech will air as calls mount not to broadcast a 'madman'

By Tom Boggioni
Published July 16, 2026 11:01AM ET

President Donald Trump's hyped-up plans to address the nation Thursday night might have hit a major roadblock as it remains unclear whether any major television network will actually air him, the Daily Beast is reporting.

Major broadcast networks—ABC, CBS, and NBC—along with cable outlets including Fox News, CNN, and MSNBC have remained silent on whether they intend to preempt regular programming to carry the speech, the Daily Beast reported Thursday morning.

As of Tuesday evening, the Thursday 9 p.m. time slot across networks continued to display "their standard scheduled content," with no indication that coverage would be interrupted for the presidential address.

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-speech-2677232505/

Hey Traitor with a capital T you do realize that Russia had a hand in the election in 2016 correct......here I will even give you the page to look it up............

https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/cyber/russian-interference-in-2016-u-s-elections

and just for giggles do you remember that you had Russian spies in the White House and you were enjoying a joke in 2017..........here lets bring back those times.............

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-39931012

And just think John Roberts and the gang of 5 in maga land granted you immunity from violating the Espionage Act................and you want to go on tv and spew some more horseshit............your a traitor in my book........

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TV networks won't confirm Trump speech will air as calls mount not to broadcast a 'madman' (Original Post) turbinetree 4 hrs ago OP
Pretty soon he'll demand 3 hours of prime time every night to run his mouth dalton99a 4 hrs ago #1
Agreed..........he uses whatever means to satisfy his ego......his malignant narcissism ego........... turbinetree 3 hrs ago #6
covid briefings were daily, long, and disinformative. rampartd 1 hr ago #27
Would suggest a delayed broadcast to allow vetting for obscenities Raven123 4 hrs ago #2
Surprised CBS hasn't confirmed they will carry the speech Fiendish Thingy 4 hrs ago #3
My 1st thoughts exactly. Dave Bowman 3 hrs ago #5
Perhaps they've gotten word of what may be in the "speech" paleotn 1 hr ago #12
How about some Epstein Files, Donnie? Instead of a rant on a debunked paranoid delusion? bucolic_frolic 3 hrs ago #4
If they can all hold out together... NCDem47 3 hrs ago #7
Let's give Trmp his own cable channel & let him rant 24/7 if he wants. Just make sure ... eppur_se_muova 2 hrs ago #8
Now THERE'S an idea! calimary 1 hr ago #16
Why not simply pull his cord??? ultralite001 1 hr ago #22
I bet they all air the fascist thug out of fear and because its good for their bottom line as CBS CEO once said. nt ImNotGod 2 hrs ago #9
I think you are correct. niyad 1 hr ago #20
Not going to watch the speech...but... MiHale 2 hrs ago #10
If they did they should have a fact checker checking in real time. Don't know how that wold work though. Katinfl 1 hr ago #11
No fact checker needed BWdem4life 1 hr ago #18
They all talk a good game but end up caving Endlessmike56 1 hr ago #13
I'm willing to bet Fox News will broadcast the entire shit show LogDog75 1 hr ago #14
We should all turn off our TVs as soon as he starts talking FakeNoose 1 hr ago #15
They want us to miss out on all that verbal Trumparrhea that is sure to flow from his anus shaped mouth? OGBuzz 1 hr ago #17
Complicity is a habit. hay rick 1 hr ago #19
Just show some reruns of SNL. Same thing. twodogsbarking 1 hr ago #21
The Networks should ignore his request for time tonekat 1 hr ago #23
I've noticed it's not listed on the guide for the networks or cable senseandsensibility 1 hr ago #24
It's going to be comedy gold! Mysterian 1 hr ago #25
His conspiracy theory speeches are just a lotta' this... Totally Tunsie 1 hr ago #26
We all know what this will be sedwin 36 min ago #28
Checked both online guides I use. boonecreek 20 min ago #29

turbinetree

(27,912 posts)
6. Agreed..........he uses whatever means to satisfy his ego......his malignant narcissism ego...........
Thu Jul 16, 2026, 11:31 AM
3 hrs ago

Raven123

(8,109 posts)
2. Would suggest a delayed broadcast to allow vetting for obscenities
Thu Jul 16, 2026, 11:19 AM
4 hrs ago

But it won’t matter since the entire speech will be an obscenity.

Fiendish Thingy

(24,854 posts)
3. Surprised CBS hasn't confirmed they will carry the speech
Thu Jul 16, 2026, 11:21 AM
4 hrs ago

I would think there wouldn’t be any doubt of their obedience.

paleotn

(23,290 posts)
12. Perhaps they've gotten word of what may be in the "speech"
Thu Jul 16, 2026, 01:30 PM
1 hr ago

If so, it must be pretty damn bad.

NCDem47

(3,592 posts)
7. If they can all hold out together...
Thu Jul 16, 2026, 11:59 AM
3 hrs ago

I think it might work. At last from broadcast networks (and FOX is network...local affiliate...not FOX News on cable). Cable news will be a sewer with that crap. Though, they can tear it appart afterward with the pundits.

You already see the FCC tryint to apply pressure and threats to networks. But if one or two fall...they'll all go togther.

eppur_se_muova

(43,065 posts)
8. Let's give Trmp his own cable channel & let him rant 24/7 if he wants. Just make sure ...
Thu Jul 16, 2026, 12:25 PM
2 hrs ago

... it's a long trip to the studio so he can't spend much time in the Oval Office.

ImNotGod

(1,382 posts)
9. I bet they all air the fascist thug out of fear and because its good for their bottom line as CBS CEO once said. nt
Thu Jul 16, 2026, 01:01 PM
2 hrs ago

MiHale

(13,336 posts)
10. Not going to watch the speech...but...
Thu Jul 16, 2026, 01:01 PM
2 hrs ago

I would tune into the explosive rant if not one network picks up his speech. It would be epic…it could literally kill him.
Not one network covering his speech…it’ll never happen.

Katinfl

(965 posts)
11. If they did they should have a fact checker checking in real time. Don't know how that wold work though.
Thu Jul 16, 2026, 01:23 PM
1 hr ago

Cannot give him air time to spew his lies and let it go as if it were the truth. Magats will believe from him.

BWdem4life

(3,195 posts)
18. No fact checker needed
Thu Jul 16, 2026, 01:57 PM
1 hr ago

Just run a continuous chyron saying "Everything you are listening to right now is false."

LogDog75

(1,512 posts)
14. I'm willing to bet Fox News will broadcast the entire shit show
Thu Jul 16, 2026, 01:36 PM
1 hr ago

It will be interesting to see what CBS does. Does Bari Weiss have enough power to overrule the entertainment division of CBS where their real money is made.

FakeNoose

(43,475 posts)
15. We should all turn off our TVs as soon as he starts talking
Thu Jul 16, 2026, 01:44 PM
1 hr ago

I mean it, if everyone in the USA turns off their TV sets at approximately 9:05 p.m. the news media will all get the message loud and clear. I don't even watch much TV, but I will tonight, just so I can turn it OFF at the time he starts talking.

OGBuzz

(1,055 posts)
17. They want us to miss out on all that verbal Trumparrhea that is sure to flow from his anus shaped mouth?
Thu Jul 16, 2026, 01:56 PM
1 hr ago

hay rick

(9,846 posts)
19. Complicity is a habit.
Thu Jul 16, 2026, 01:58 PM
1 hr ago

The large media organizations have been straddling the line between failure to inform and outright betrayal. They are now stuck in the bottom of a credibility hole that they dug for themselves, leaving them a choice between bad and worse options. No tears.

tonekat

(2,617 posts)
23. The Networks should ignore his request for time
Thu Jul 16, 2026, 02:08 PM
1 hr ago

But, we know CBS will acquiesce.

He'll look worse after this liefest.

senseandsensibility

(26,270 posts)
24. I've noticed it's not listed on the guide for the networks or cable
Thu Jul 16, 2026, 02:11 PM
1 hr ago

and when CNN has something it is going to air live it always shows graphics for days ahead of time about when it will air.

Mysterian

(6,804 posts)
25. It's going to be comedy gold!
Thu Jul 16, 2026, 02:14 PM
1 hr ago

Millions are sure to get blitzed in drinking games.

Every time he says communist -- take a shot!

sedwin

(6 posts)
28. We all know what this will be
Thu Jul 16, 2026, 02:45 PM
36 min ago

This will be more whining by a man who lost in 2020. He had dozens of court cases who all ruled the claims were ridiculous. Fox News had to pay $785.5 million in fines for pushing Trumps lies and it's very funny that Trump, as always, never complains about any election he or his fellow Republican's win only about when they lose. I've literally know 4 year olds who throw fewer tantrums and lie far less than this adjudicated rapist, convicted fraudster and credibly accused pedophile.

boonecreek

(1,567 posts)
29. Checked both online guides I use.
Thu Jul 16, 2026, 03:01 PM
20 min ago

On TV Tonight and Titan TV both show their regularly scheduled programming.
Usually by this time they would be showing "Presidential Address". This includes
PBS and Fox. That's Fox TV, not the Fox News Channel.

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