Trump to deliver prime-time speech on election security as major news sites refuse transmission

US President Donald Trump delivered a prime-time speech on Thursday concerning election security, reiterating his long-standing complaints about voting systems. The White House considered including sensitive intelligence regarding China's potential interference in the 2020 US election, though some officials worried the information could be misleading. Trump has consistently made unsubstantiated claims about widespread fraud in the 2020 election, despite numerous court rulings and recounts finding no evidence to support these assertions. White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt stated, "The president will be making a very important announcement with respect to the integrity of our elections," adding that "everything he is saying will be backed by facts and by evidence." Major networks ABC and NBC opted not to broadcast the speech on their primary channels, instead offering it on their streaming platforms, citing concerns about the president potentially repeating debunked claims.