FIRST ON FOX: Rep.Buddy Carter, R-Ga., is asking the Federal Communications Commission to review ABC, NBC and CBS' broadcast decisions after the networks either declined to air live or cut away from President Donald Trump's July 16 primetime address.In a letter first obtained by Fox News Digital and sent Monday, Carter asked FCC Chairman Brendan Carr to review whether the networks violated their obligation to "serve the public interest" and whether their actions should be considered in future broadcast license proceedings."The public airwaves should inform the American people, not be used by corporate executives to decide which matters of national importance they are permitted to hear," Carter wrote.Carter raised "serious concerns" in the letter, saying networks can disagree with President Trump's remarks while still airing what he says.ABC, NBC, CNN AVOID AIRING TRUMP'S PRIMETIME ELECTION SECURITY ADDRESS LIVEPresident Donald Trump addresses the nation from the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., on July 16, 2026.
(Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images)"Broadcasters may criticize, analyze, or fact-check the President's statements," he wrote."However, refusing to air a major presidential address because executives disagree with its content raises serious concerns that they intended to keep Americans in the dark about potential foreign interference in our elections."Carter also argued that Americans should have been allowed to make up their own minds."Regardless of political affiliation, the American people deserved to hear this information directly from their President and judge it for themselves," Carter wrote.
"Instead, ABC and NBC declined to broadcast the speech on their primary television networks, while CBS cut away before the President completed his remarks."Carter added that airing the speech on streaming services was not an "adequate substitute for free, over-the-air television—particularly for Americans without reliable broadband access."TONY DO...