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Trump’s speech came after a day of authorized attacks against Iran.
US forces launched attacks for a sixth consecutive day on Thursday, hitting targets near Tehran and hitting a ship of military officials accused of trying to break the US blockade. Iran retaliated by firing missiles and drones at US allies in the region.
There is speculation that Trump will mention his ongoing joint war with Israel against Iran in his statements later tonight. He has claimed dozens of times since April that he is close to a deal with Iran. If this comes out in his speech, watch as the president spins the conflict as it enters its 139th day, with the ceasefire previously in shambles, peace talks in limbo, and gas prices rising again.
To publish or not to publish? That’s the question news networks are considering ahead of Trump’s speech
While the president aims for wall-to-wall coverage in prime time, some TV networks are playing it safe to avoid giving Trump airtime to pitch more unproven or debunked conspiracy theories to audiences, at least for traditional TV audiences. Brian Stelter, CNN’s chief media analyst, reported that NBC and ABC plan to broadcast Trump’s address online but will not broadcast it live on TV.
In a statement Stelter shared from ABC, the network said its “Special Report team is fully prepared to tap into network programming to provide live updates and reporting should significant developments occur.”
As for NBC, network officials said they “plan to release a special report on the network following the disclosures.”
Democrats deny Trump’s longstanding election denials ahead of speech
This includes Jon Ossoff And Raphael WarnockU.S. senators from Georgia and Angela AlsobrooksUS senator from Maryland.
Alsobrooks said the administration’s ongoing attacks on election workers and “illegal” raids on election offices are designed to prevent eligible U.S. citizens from voting:
“Let that sink in as we watch the false claims of this president who cannot come to terms with what all the evidence shows us, which is that, God bless him, nothing untoward happened in 2020.”
Ossoff’s words were even more striking:
“Here’s what’s going to happen tonight: The world’s most famous loser will deliver a presidential sour grapes speech in prime time to continue his six-year-old grievances about the 2020 election, while his war in the Middle East spirals out of control and the cost of living for Americans continues to rise across the country.”
Ossoff’s fellow senator Warnock offered this expression Regarding Trump’s speech:
“Donald Trump lost Georgia in 2020. That’s not my opinion, it’s a fact. The votes were counted, recounted, audited, and sued. He lost, lost, lost. But this isn’t really about 2020. It’s about 2026. He’s trying to sow doubt about the integrity of our elections in Georgia so he can create an excuse to interfere in 2026. This president is a liar, a fraud, and a fraud. And to us, staying in power is what it is.” He has shown time and time again that he is more important to us than anything else.”
Trump press secretary Karoline Leavitt returned from maternity leave on Thursday and teased the president’s upcoming speech in the White House briefing room.
Asking questions about the content of the president’s televised speech tonight, Leavitt noted specifically that Trump plans to announce new allegations of interference in the 2020 election despite the lack of evidence of widespread fraud. Leavitt argued that the president continues to focus on the results because “the media refuses to acknowledge that tens of millions of Americans share their concerns about the sanctity of our elections.”
He urged viewers to listen, adding that Trump’s upcoming “findings will shock you.” “Everything he says will be supported by facts and the evidence that will be provided this evening,” he said.
Trump will address the nation tonight
Welcome to our live blog covering Donald Trump’s speech at the White House on Thursday night. The president is scheduled to start his speech at 21:00.
While there’s no full picture of what he’ll say, Trump and White House officials have indicated his remarks will include one of his pet obsessions: his long-repeated, unsubstantiated claims that the U.S. election was rigged against him by Democrats when he lost to Joe Biden in 2020.
Hinting at the content of his comments in the Oval Office on Tuesday, Trump told reporters: “This can’t grow because you don’t have a country without free and fair elections.”
“We will discuss other things as well,” the president added, but declined to elaborate further. “It’s going to be a huge announcement.”
