TV anchors break-in to correct Trump live on air

The three big broadcast networks — ABC, CBS and NBC — cut away from Donald Trump’s news conference at the White House on Thursday as the President lobbed false claims about the integrity of the election.

Trump timed his appearance to air during the networks’ evening newscasts, which draw the biggest collective audience in TV news. But the anchors broke in after a few minutes to correct some of his falsehoods.

“We have to interrupt here, because the President made a number of false statements, including the notion that there has been fraudulent voting,” said Lester Holt, the NBC Nightly News anchor. He added: “There has been no evidence of that.”