ABC and NBC did not specify why they declined to air the speech, but networks are often loath to grant time to presidents for overtly political purposes.

Markwayne Mullin accused ABC and NBC of covering up election security information after both networks declined to air Trump's primetime address.

The president claimed without evidence that the networks and others in the media were “engaged in a plot” and want to “continue this fraud.”

President Donald Trump called for ABC and NBC’s licenses to be revoked over not airing his July 16 primetime address focused on election security.

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

The broadcast networks have yet to announce whether they will preempt programming and carry President Donald Trump’s primetime address to the nation on Thursday evening, but it’s no surprise why the matter is still under discussion.

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.

During a press briefing Thursday, press secretary Karoline Leavitt seemed to be still trying to persuade networks to carry the remarks live, saying, “I think that the mainstream media should air the president’s speech and allow the American people to draw their own conclusions from it.

CBS News aired part of President Trump’s prime-time speech on election fraud Thursday night, joining in late and switching away as the commander-in-chief called for ABC and NBC to lose their licenses for not showing his remarks.

ABC, CNN and NBC were not planning to pre-empt regularly scheduled programming for the president’s remarks at 9 p.m. Fox News is set to carry it live.

ABC, NBC and CNN chose not to air President Donald Trump's primetime address on election security from the White House live on their airwaves.

“Fraud like this should mean a revocation of their licenses," the President claimed during his Thursday night speech.