Top media networks put on notice after refusing to air Trump's primetime address: 'Serious concerns'

Key Points:

• Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Ga., has requested the FCC to review ABC, NBC, and CBS for not airing or cutting away from President Trump's July 16 primetime address, questioning if they violated their public interest obligations.
• Carter argued that despite disagreement with Trump's remarks, networks should have aired the speech live to allow Americans to judge the information themselves, especially on issues of election integrity and national security.
• Trump accused ABC and NBC of being part of a "plot" to suppress information on election vulnerabilities and called for their broadcast licenses to be revoked.
• The speech included claims of election system vulnerabilities and alleged foreign interference, which the White House said were supported by newly declassified documents, though Fox News could not independently verify these claims.
• ABC and NBC streamed the speech online and aired summaries later, while CBS joined the speech late and cut away early; Carter criticized this as inadequate, particularly for those without reliable internet access.