In 2023, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez appeared on “Anderson Cooper 360” and said that then-President Joe Biden should ignore court rulings on abortion pills. (@IngrahamAngle / X screen shot) Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez claimed on Tuesday that television networks have an “ethical obligation” not to air President Donald Trump’s upcoming address to the nation if it contains statements about elections that are not “rooted in evidence and fact.”

The New York Socialist told reporters on Capitol Hill that she does not believe networks should contribute to “any platforming of lies about our election,” and that media outlets should review transcripts of Trump’s speech in advance before deciding whether to air them live.

“I don’t think we should be contributing to any platforming of lies about our election,” Ocasio-Cortez said. “Many news outlets, oftentimes, may receive transcripts, and I think we have an ethical obligation to not air things that undermine our election that are not rooted in evidence and fact.”

Ocasio-Cortez followed up by saying, “Of course, it depends on the contents of his speech.”

Earlier in the day, the president confirmed that his speech on Thursday night will focus heavily on “free and fair elections” and other issues.

“It’s really, really big for us and our country has to shape up,” the president told reporters in the Oval Office. “But that’s what we’re going to be talking about. It doesn’t get bigger because, without free and fair elections, you don’t have a country. We’ll be discussing other things too. But it’s going to be a very big announcement.”

Trump’s last national address was on April 1 about the war in Iran.

The Washington Post reports, “President Donald Trump is planning a prime-time address Thursday that will use findings from reexamined government files to argue that the country’s election infrastructure has vulnerabilities, according to two people briefed on the plan.”

The report added:

The president could use the address to press his long-standing allegations of foreign interference in the 2020 election, the results of which he has never accepted. The speech, in part, will highlight claims that China accessed U.S. voter data, said the people, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss a plan that has not been made public. Trump is also expected to discuss findings related to Venezuela, they said.

It was not clear Tuesday whether the major broadcast networks would provide airtime for the speech. As of late morning Tuesday, the White House had not made a request for air time.

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