Chris Christie was among those condemning the speech after TV news opted to cut away to factcheck the false claimsUS politics live – follow the latest in our live blogTrump v Biden – full results as they come inDonald Trump addressed Americans from the
White House on Thursday, illegitimately declaring victory in the presidential
election for the second time this week. Several US news networks cut their feeds of the 16 minute speech, and numerous
Republicans condemned the many falsehoods proclaimed in it.
MSNBC halted its live stream of the speech just a few minutes in, with host Brian Williams saying: “Here we are again in the unusual position of not only interrupting the president of the
United States but correcting the president of the United States.