BBC Apologizes To Trump Over Misleading Edit Of January 6 Speech
5 days ago
The BBC has issued an apology to President Donald Trump for a misleading edit of his January 6, 2021 speech, but the broadcaster said there is no basis for a defamation claim.
The network’s chair, Samir Shah, sent a personal letter to the White House acknowledging that a documentary had spliced together remarks Trump made nearly an hour apart, creating a misleading impression. The BBC confirmed that it does not plan to rebroadcast the program.
The apology comes after Trump’s legal team threatened a $1 billion lawsuit over the edited footage.
The BBC said in a statement that while it regrets the misleading presentation, it strongly disagrees that the incident constitutes defamation, noting that the edit was not intended to misrepresent the president.
The network’s chair, Samir Shah, sent a personal letter to the White House acknowledging that a documentary had spliced together remarks Trump made nearly an hour apart, creating a misleading impression. The BBC confirmed that it does not plan to rebroadcast the program.
The apology comes after Trump’s legal team threatened a $1 billion lawsuit over the edited footage.
The BBC said in a statement that while it regrets the misleading presentation, it strongly disagrees that the incident constitutes defamation, noting that the edit was not intended to misrepresent the president.
