Reuters reports 2.5 million Fox News viewers for Trump’s opening convention speech
Reuters, citing Nielsen, reports about 2.5 million Fox News viewers for Trump’s opening-night address.
Response / context
Trump had claimed the event exceeded NFL viewing without supplying a method. Reuters says ratings for the current NFL opener were not yet available; this is not a completed like-for-like comparison.
Dates and scope
Source publication: Sep 11, 2026 · 10:22 AM EDT
Event or conduct: 2026-09-09. New ratings report about the earlier opening-night speech, not a September 11 appearance.
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- Reuters: President Trump's Republican convention speech draws 2.5 million viewers on Fox News ↗
Original reporting citing Nielsen; underlying ratings dataset not retrieved
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