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Trump threatens BBC with legal action over edit of speech in documentary

todayNovember 10, 2025

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Leaked BBC report said film had ‘completely misled’ viewers by splicing two parts of January 6 speech together

Donald Trump has threatened legal action against the BBC and welcomed the resignations of two of its most senior figures after a campaign against the broadcaster that reached fever pitch over criticism that its flagship documentary programme in 2024 used a misleading edit of a Trump speech.

Reacting to the resignations of the BBC director general, Tim Davie, and its News CEO, Deborah Turness, who stepped down on Sunday, the US president praised the rightwing Telegraph newspaper, which this month published a leaked internal report by a former BBC standards adviser alleging failings in the broadcaster’s coverage, including on transgender issues, Gaza and the edit of a Trump speech from January 6 during the Capitol Hill insurrection.

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Source: www.theguardian.com

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