Donald Trump's latest prime-time address wasn't shown on the main TV channels of ABC, NBC and CNN. Instead, the networks shifted it to their streaming platforms. Why did they make that unusual decision? Here's what Trump said, why broadcasters pushed back, and why this has sparked a debate over media freedom and editorial judgment#DonaldTrump #USPolitics #USNews #USElections #TrumpSpeech #ABCNews #CNN

The decision whether to carry a presidential address has become a high-stakes editorial judgment.

TV networks worry they could be doing their viewers a disservice by airing a speech that may contain falsehoods about the 2020 election

The address, which is expected to center around election security, has put TV networks between a rock and a hard place.

The broadcasters will stream the address and break in if needed, with other networks still scrambling to determine their plans for the speech.

Trump is expected to talk about election integrity and declassified findings regarding interference in the 2020 election.

Ahead of President Donald Trump's primetime address to the nation on July 16, ABC and NBC confirmed they will not be broadcasting it live.

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

To air or not to air? The nation’s TV networks and their news operations spent the hours leading up to President Donald Trump’s address Thursday night debating how to cover it.

NBC and CNN stayed away from White House speech, while Fox News, MS Now, CBS and some ABC affiliates aired it

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Donald Trump's latest prime-time address wasn't shown on the main TV channels of ABC, NBC and CNN. Instead, the networks shifted it to their streaming platforms. Why did they make…