Rep. Buddy Carter asked the FCC to review ABC, NBC, and CBS' decision not to air President Trump's speech. Carter wants the FCC to check if the networks broke the rules. The networks either did not air the speech live or cut away from it.

Carter sent a letter to the FCC chairman asking for a review. He wants to know if the networks failed to serve the public interest.

Carter said the public airwaves should inform people, not be controlled by executives who decide what is important.

Carter raised concerns that networks can disagree with Trump but still air his speeches.

ABC, NBC, and CNN did not air Trump's speech live.

President Trump gave a speech from the White House on July 16, 2026. He talked about election security.

Carter said networks can criticize or fact-check the president, but not airing his speech raises concerns. They might be trying to keep Americans in the dark about election interference.

Carter argued that Americans should be able to make up their own minds.

Carter said Americans deserved to hear the information from the president and judge it for themselves. Instead, ABC and NBC did not broadcast the speech on their main networks.

Carter said airing the speech on streaming services was not enough, especially for people without good internet.

Tony Dokoupil clashed with Mark Warner after the senator criticized CBS for airing Trump's speech.

Rep. Buddy Carter spoke at an event for President Trump in August 2025.

The letter came after President Trump's speech, where he called for ABC and NBC's licenses to be revoked. He accused them of being part of a plot to protect the radical left.

President Trump said NBC and ABC would not cover his speech because they did not like the topic.

President Trump used his speech to announce the release of documents about election infrastructure vulnerabilities.

President Trump said America is doing well, but there is a challenge that must be addressed. He said no country can be great without fair and honest elections.

Trump claimed the intel community bragged about hiding Chinese meddling.

FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr is involved in the issue.

The documents released included files on voting system vulnerabilities and China's alleged acquisition of US voter data.

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President Trump said the information has been hidden from Americans for many years, but that is changing now.

ABC and NBC streamed Trump's speech on their digital platforms before airing special reports on their broadcast networks.

CBS initially aired analysis before joining Trump's speech, then cut away after he criticized ABC and NBC.

Carter said the issues raised during Trump's speech warranted live broadcast coverage.

Fox News Digital reached out to the FCC and the networks for comment.

Kiera McDonald is a production assistant for Fox News Digital.