White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt made her return to the press briefing room podium for the first time following her maternity leave.

Leavitt faced questions from journalists regarding the November midterm election, appearing to sidestep when pressed on whether President Donald Trump would accept the results.

"Will the president accept the results of November's election?" a reporter questioned.

"Look... you should tune into the president's speech tonight before you jump ahead to conclusions about what's actually in the speech. I've seen a lot of reporting and misreporting on what the president will say. We hope CBS will take the speech and all Americans should take it," Leavitt said, avoiding answering the question directly.

President Trump is expected to deliver an election-focused address at 2 a.m. UK time.

Leavitt indicated on Thursday afternoon that Trump would "be making a very important announcement with respect to the integrity of our elections.

"We should have the safest and most secure elections in the history of the world. And what the president will be speaking about tonight will show you that perhaps that is not the case, and we need to make some adjustments moving forward," she said.

The President's recent remarks concerning the 2020 election have offered the public something of a preview of what may be expected during the primetime address.

On Tuesday, Trump hinted that his speech would centre on his grievances regarding the election when a reporter questioned whether his comments would address "election machines' integrity."

Trump replied: "It will concern that subject.

"Our country has to shape up," Trump said, adding, "it doesn't get bigger because without free and fair elections, you don't have a country."

MS Now had previously reported that an unnamed White House official indicated the president would address newly declassified intelligence reports concerning foreign nations' alleged plans to interfere in the 2020 election.

For years, Trump has made false claims about "rigged" elections and postal voting — despite having voted by mail himself as recently as March 2026 — and has capitalised on this to push for Congress to pass the SAVE America Act, a contentious piece of legislation that would impose stricter requirements on voter registration and introduce mandatory voter ID for elections.