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President Donald Trump’s highly anticipated plans to speak to the nation on Thursday evening may have faced a significant obstacle, as it is still uncertain whether any major television network will broadcast the address.will actually air him,The Daily Beast is reporting.

The major television networks—ABC, CBS, and NBC—along with cable channels such as Fox News, CNN, and MSNBC haveremained silentregarding whether they plan to interrupt normal broadcasts to air the speech, the Daily Beast reported on Thursday morning.

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As of Tuesday night, the 9 p.m. time slot on Thursdays across various networks remained filled with their usual programming, showing no sign that it would be disrupted for the presidential speech.

As per the report, the unique circumstances prompt inquiries regarding White House procedures.

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Usually, when presidents prepare speeches during prime time about “issues of major national significance,” the administration officially asks television networks to suspend their usual programming. These occasions are generally set aside for crises or important policy declarations that require immediate national focus.

It is still unclear if the White House has truly made such a request to the networks. Several attempts by media organizations to reach the White House have not received responses, and the networks have also refused to verify their intentions.

A former CNN anchor named Jim Acosta has urged networks to avoid broadcasting the president’s speech, according to a report from the Daily Beast.

“In authoritarian regimes, state-controlled media must support the government and broadcast these absurd falsehoods to the public in an attempt to manipulate people’s thoughts,” he was reported to have stated.

The channels have a decision to make regarding the country, and they must definitely not broadcast this unstable individual on Thursday night.

The president shared on Truth Social that he will make comments at 9 p.m. on Thursday, providingno initial explanationfor the transmission. Further reports suggested he intended to addressvoting machine securityand disclose classified information that supposedly shows foreign involvement in the 2020 election.