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By Helen Coster NEW YORK, July 16 (Reuters) - Two of the three major U.S. television networks and CNN did not broadcast a prime-time address on Thursday by President Donald Trump on their primary platforms,

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Major networks listed their regularly scheduled programming, but claims that they were "refusing" to air Trump's address are pure speculation.

Major US TV networks ABC, NBC and CNN declined to air Donald Trump's election security speech on their main channels, opting for streaming platforms ahead of the crucial midterm elections.

President Trump alleged in a prime-time speech Thursday that the U.S. election system had been compromised. He raised the pressure on the Republican-controlled Congress to pass the SAVE America Act, legislation that would impose strict new voter-eligibility rules and ID requirements nationwide.