he'd do that every day.

In Russia we only had two TV channels. Channel One was propaganda. Channel Two consisted of a KGB officer telling you: Turn back at once to Channel One.

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

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

If so, it must be pretty damn bad.

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.

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

And the rest of us can just avoid that channel altogether!

Shut off the power...

Otherwise...

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

But, we know CBS will acquiesce.

He'll look worse after this liefest.

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.

Millions are sure to get blitzed in drinking games.

Every time he says communist -- take a shot!

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.

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.

Karoline Leavitt is devoting much of this briefing to pleading with the networks to air Trump's speech.

"This is all the more reason for all of you to carry the speech live and for the American people to tune in tonight so they can hear directly from the president and draw their own conclusions."

— Justin Baragona (@justinbaragona.bsky.social) 2026-07-16T18:01:15.104Z

Leavitt ends the briefing with a teed-up question from the MyPillow guy's correspondent about why the "media is so fearful" of Trump's speech, allowing Leavitt to make her final pitch to the networks to air the primetime address.

— Justin Baragona (@justinbaragona.bsky.social) 2026-07-16T18:06:16.002Z

They know how uncontrollable he is. I love that they're having migraines.

I also hope MS NOW does not broadcast this speech live

JUST IN: NBC and ABC Will Not Air Trump’s Primetime Address Live

— Mediaite (@mediaite.com) 2026-07-16T20:24:32Z