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Trump Team’s Scramble to Kill His Primetime Flop Revealed
The Daily Beast • • nation
Key Points:
- President Donald Trump delivered a primetime White House speech alleging foreign interference and election rigging, releasing previously classified intelligence reports that failed to substantiate his claims.
- Trump's aides initially tried to delay the announcement and avoid a primetime address, but he insisted on delivering the speech himself, which aired on Fox News.
- Major news networks fact-checked and dismissed Trump's assertions, leading him to call for revoking ABC and NBC's broadcast licenses for not airing his speech in full.
- Republican candidates, including Trump-endorsed Senate hopeful Michael Whatley, have largely avoided focusing on Trump's election fraud claims in their campaigns, prioritizing issues like the economy and public safety instead.
- Even some pro-Trump figures like Steve Bannon and Laura Loomer have expressed skepticism or called for more concrete action, while GOP leaders emphasize focusing on the upcoming midterm elections rather than revisiting past election controversies.
