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President Trump's primetime address Thursday night is forcing TV networks to choose: Air potential 2020 election falsehoods, or risk backlash from a White House that's shown little hesitation in confronting the media.
Why it matters: What usually would be a straightforward decision on whether to carry a presidential address has become a high-stakes editorial judgment for broadcast networks.
