CBS, which is now owned by the Trump supporter David Ellison, will air Donald Trump’s primetime address live, unlike the rival networks ABC and NBC, which have decided to relegate the president’s remarks to their streaming platforms.
CNN has also decided to not confront its viewers with the prepared remarks of a president known for incessant lying, particularly about the likely subject of the speech: his loss to Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election, which appears to have inflicted a psychic wound so grave Trump is unable to get over.
A spokesperson for CNN, which could soon be under the control of Ellison as well, told the network’s chief media analyst, Brian Stelter: “CNN will cover the President’s speech as a news event, and monitor it for news developments, providing analysis and commentary from CNN experts who cover elections, intelligence and the FBI.”
CNN will make a live feed available online, with analysis and expert commentary, but not on television.