ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, Fox News, and MSNBC have not committed to airing Trump’s 2020 election speech live tonight.

Several independent news outlets consistently report that as of the morning of July 16, 2026, the major broadcast and cable networks, ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, Fox News, and MSNBC, had not confirmed plans to air President Donald Trump's primetime speech live. Sources such as Daily Kos, Daily Wire, Raw Story, The Daily Beast, and PBS News all indicate that these networks either declined to comment or remained silent on whether they would preempt regular programming for the speech.dailykos.comdailykos.comNo Major Networks are Airing Trump’s Speech Thursday Nightthedailybeast.comthedailybeast.comTV Networks Plot Ultimate Humiliation for Trump Thursday Address on 2020...+3 more

Additionally, Yahoo News and Deadline note that network representatives did not respond to inquiries about broadcasting the address. While USA Today suggests the speech is likely to be broadcast on major networks, this appears to be a projection rather than a confirmed commitment at the time of reporting. The overall consensus from multiple sources is that no official commitment had been made by these networks to air the speech live on that date.yahoo.comyahoo.comU.S. networks face dilemma over whether to air Trump's election security speechdeadline.comdeadline.comBroadcast Networks Have Yet To Say If They'll Carry Trump's Speech+1 more