Liberals Rejoice While MAGA Freaks Out Over News Coverage Of Trump's Primetime Address

Trump will reportedly use the primetime address to drum up past conspiracy theories about the 2020 election.

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Reactions on both sides of the aisle poured in on social media following reports that NBC and ABC will not air US President Donald Trump’s address to the nation on Thursday night.

While many praised the networks’ decision not to amplify his continued pushing of debunked election conspiracies, many conservatives lashed out at the broadcasters. Some MAGA-aligned individuals suggested the decision was indicative of the networks somehow being party to a grand conspiracy to silence whatever Trump was supposedly going to reveal during the address. Other conservatives called for the FCC to revoke the networks’ broadcast licenses.

“Fine, don’t cover it, pull their license,” former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon said on Thursday. “The key to the license is do public good, by covering major news events and major events that are for the good of the nation. If they’re not gonna do that, just pull the license. Pull it, let’s see what tough guys they are when you do that.”

HuffPost has reached out to the FCC for comment on NBC and ABC’s decision, but has not received a response.

Several outlets reported that the networks had decided not to air Trump’s speech on their broadcast channels. Both will reportedly air the address on their respective streaming services.

“ABC News will run President Trump’s speech on ABC News Live and ABC News Radio with comprehensive, anchored coverage,” the network said in a statement to HuffPost. The statement added that the network will cover the speech in its regular nightly newscasts.

NBC will reportedly air a special report immediately following the speech.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt teased the content of Trump’s address during Thursday’s press briefing.

“President Trump will deliver a major address to the nation on protecting the integrity of our........

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