Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) says television news stations have an ethical obligation to not broadcast a speech President Donald Trump is scheduled to deliver about election issues on Thursday. Both outlets report that she frames the request as a responsibility for broadcasters to evaluate what they would air, particularly regarding the content she describes as election “lies.” Mediaite says Ocasio-Cortez argues it is incumbent on stations not to air the speech, while the New York Post similarly reports that she urges networks to review Trump’s remarks before deciding whether to air them. Neither article indicates that she is calling for a legal prohibition or provides details about the networks’ planned coverage. The reports focus on Ocasio-Cortez’s position that broadcasters should not platform Trump’s claims in that format, citing ethics and the nature of the allegations about the election. The speech’s timing and the specific ethical framing are the main points both sources share.