live on their TV networks. The latter also aired a network special after the speech wrapped.

White House communications director Steven Cheung blasted their decision.

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 Cowards. NBC and ABC don't want you to hear the truth. All they want to do is hide the facts from YOU,  he wrote on X ahead of the president's remarks.

On the cable side, CNN did not air the speech live, but Fox News did. MS Now aired parts of Trump's remarks.

Cable networks do not have a broadcast license from the Federal Communications Commission, as the broadcast networks have.

The FCC has the legal authority to revoke a broadcast license or deny its renewal but any such move would likely face a lengthy legal challenge from the networks.