Media Alert: President Trump Address Thursday July 16, 2026 ?

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The White House

President Donald J. Trump and Vice President JD Vance are committed to lowering costs for all Americans, securing our borders, unleashing American energy dominance, restoring peace through strength, and making all Americans safe and secure once again.

www.whitehouse.gov

There's casual, brief mention President Trump may make an address this evening.
The topic/s of this address a matter of speculation.

There's no easily locatable disclosure at whitehouse.gov about this possible presidential presentation.

 

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US networks face dilemma over whether to air Trump's election security speech​

By Helen Coster / Thu, July 16, 2026 at 1:47 PM GMT-5
NEW YORK, July 16 (Reuters) - U.S. television networks are weighing whether to carry a planned primetime address on Thursday by President Donald Trump, who is expected to focus his remarks on election security, four months ‌before critical midterm elections.
Networks have historically carried most such speeches on the grounds that they provide information of public importance.
The ‌White House is considering using the speech to disclose sensitive intelligence related to China's intention or ability to interfere in the 2020 U.S. election, Reuters reported on Wednesday, which some Trump officials worry could be misleading.
During a Thursday press briefing, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said that "it is also very possible" Trump will mention the current situation with Iran and the economy at the top of the speech, and could possibly address a range of topics.
She said that is "all the more reason" for the networks to carry the speech live, and for Americans to tune in.

Trump has ‌spent years sowing doubts about electoral outcomes, ⁠falsely claiming his 2020 loss to Democrat Joe Biden was rigged. He has also claimed without evidence that mail-in voting is rife with fraud, voting machines are vulnerable to manipulation and non-citizen voting is widespread.
Some ⁠Democrats, including U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, have urged networks not to air the speech, arguing Trump is likely to repeat debunked claims.

Spokespeople for the three major U.S. networks -- ABC, CBS and NBC -- did not respond to Reuters questions about whether they planned to carry the address live. CNN and Fox News also did not respond to a request for comment.
Declining to air the speech would risk angering an administration that has ‌already placed unprecedented pressure on the major broadcast networks.

US networks face dilemma over whether to air Trump's election security speech

By Helen Coster NEW YORK, July 16 (Reuters) - U.S. television networks are weighing whether to carry a planned prime-time address on Thursday by President Donald Trump, who is expected to focus his

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note:
At 4PM NPR reported it plans to broadcast tonight's presidential address.