Trump’s press secretary updates the world before major speech | US | News

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt returned to the press briefing room podium for the first time after maternity leave.

Leavitt faced questions from reporters about the November midterm elections and appeared to dodge when pressed about whether he would become President. Donald Trump He would accept the results.

“Will the President accept the results of the November election?” a reporter questioned.

Leavitt avoided answering the question directly, saying, “Look… you should watch the president’s speech tonight before jumping to conclusions about what actually happened in the speech. I’ve seen a lot of news and misinformation about what the president is going to say. We’re hopeful that CBS will pick up the speech and that all Americans should get it.”

President Trump is expected to make an election-focused speech at 02:00 am UK time.

Leavitt said Thursday afternoon that Trump “will be making a very important statement for the integrity of our elections.”

“We have to have the safest and most secure elections in the history of the world. What the president is going to talk about tonight will show you that maybe that’s not the case and we need to make some adjustments going forward,” he said.

The president’s final remarks on the 2020 election gave the public a preview of what to expect during his prime-time address.

Trump on Tuesday hinted that his speech would focus on his grievances about the election after a reporter questioned whether his comments would address the “integrity of the election machines.”

Trump responded: “That will take care of the matter.

“Our country must take shape,” Trump said, adding, “The country cannot grow because you cannot have a country without free and fair elections.”

MS Now previously reported that an unnamed White House official said the president would address newly declassified intelligence reports regarding allegations of foreign nations interfering in the 2020 election.

Trump has for years made false claims about “rigged” elections and mail-in voting, even though he himself voted by mail as recently as March 2026, and leveraged this to pressure Congress to pass the SAVE America Act, a controversial bill that would impose stricter requirements on voter registration and require voter ID for elections.