Donald Trump's Republican convention speech drew 2.5 million viewers on Fox News. This viewership figure potentially contradicts his claim of beating the NFL opening night. Fox News was the sole major network to broadcast Trump's entire address. Trump urged voters to treat the midterms as a referendum on his presidency. He aimed to galvanize the Republican base for upcoming elections.

Because the NFL has not yet published official viewership data for its season opener, the president’s comparison to his convention numbers could not be independently verified

Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleDonald Trump claimed his Republican midterm convention in Dallas drew higher viewership numbers than the NFL season opener. The…

The conservative outlet reported an average of 2.5 million total viewers, beating CNN and MS NOW's respective viewership numbers.