Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin criticised ABC and NBC as "shameful" after the networks declined to broadcast President Trump's primetime address on election security, suggesting the outlets were trying to hide information from the public. The remarks add to an ongoing row between the Trump administration and major broadcasters over how the White House's messaging is covered, with Fox News framing it as evidence of bias against the president.

According to the report, ABC, NBC and CNN all chose not to air the speech live, prompting Mullin to publicly question what the networks were "trying to cover up". The dispute echoes similar friction elsewhere in the media, including CBS host Tony Dokoupil's clash with Senator Mark Warner after CBS did air the address, with Warner accusing the network of broadcasting falsehoods as news.