BBC Offers Sincere Apology to Trump but Rejects Compensation Demand Over Edited Speech in Panorama Documentary.
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has offered a personal apology to Donald Trump, with its chair, Samir Shah, sending a letter to the White House expressing regret for the edit of his speech on January 6, 2021. However, the corporation has refused to compensate the former US president, despite lawyers for Trump threatening a $1 billion lawsuit.
The BBC's decision not to broadcast the edited edition of its Panorama documentary again is seen as a conciliatory measure after a week-long fallout following Trump's angry reaction to the editing of his speech. The original cut was widely criticized for suggesting that Trump called on his supporters to "fight like hell" before the US Capitol riots, which some say was misleading.
Lawyers for the BBC have written to Trump's legal team in response to their demands, stating that there is no basis for a defamation claim. In contrast, Trump has accused the BBC of making a direct call for violent action and damaging his reputation.
It remains uncertain how Trump will now respond to this development. However, experts believe that he faces significant obstacles in pursuing his case, including Florida's liberal libel laws and the fact that the Panorama episode was not available in the state.
The controversy surrounding the BBC's handling of the edited speech has sparked further debate about the corporation's editorial standards and its response to criticism from politicians. Meanwhile, Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey is urging Prime Minister Keir Starmer to take action against Trump's lawsuit, calling it a "ludicrous" demand that seeks to "destroy the BBC."
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has offered a personal apology to Donald Trump, with its chair, Samir Shah, sending a letter to the White House expressing regret for the edit of his speech on January 6, 2021. However, the corporation has refused to compensate the former US president, despite lawyers for Trump threatening a $1 billion lawsuit.
The BBC's decision not to broadcast the edited edition of its Panorama documentary again is seen as a conciliatory measure after a week-long fallout following Trump's angry reaction to the editing of his speech. The original cut was widely criticized for suggesting that Trump called on his supporters to "fight like hell" before the US Capitol riots, which some say was misleading.
Lawyers for the BBC have written to Trump's legal team in response to their demands, stating that there is no basis for a defamation claim. In contrast, Trump has accused the BBC of making a direct call for violent action and damaging his reputation.
It remains uncertain how Trump will now respond to this development. However, experts believe that he faces significant obstacles in pursuing his case, including Florida's liberal libel laws and the fact that the Panorama episode was not available in the state.
The controversy surrounding the BBC's handling of the edited speech has sparked further debate about the corporation's editorial standards and its response to criticism from politicians. Meanwhile, Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey is urging Prime Minister Keir Starmer to take action against Trump's lawsuit, calling it a "ludicrous" demand that seeks to "destroy the BBC."
. I mean, come on, $1 billion is just crazy talk 
. Can you imagine if they tried to edit some of my favorite podcasts and made it sound like I was saying something ridiculous? 
The whole thing is a big mess, but I think the BBC did the right thing by apologizing and not paying Trump off 
. Now, let's talk about real issues... have you seen how some news articles are formatted lately? 
The font sizes and margins are all over the place! Can't they just get it together for once?! 
. I mean, who wants to watch a 4-minute rant about fighting like hell on live TV? It was probably for the best they cut it off... although now that I think about it, maybe we should have seen more of what he said 
. He's been trying to spin this as some kind of conspiracy against him, but at the end of the day, he's just mad that they didn't broadcast his edited speech 
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. He should focus on getting his own facts straight instead of trying to take down the broadcaster 
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so like the bbc just sent trump a letter and everything, they're like "sry dude we messed up with ur speech edit" but NOPE no compensation for him tho and those lawyers are all "nbd ur defamation claim is whack" 
. anyway, here are some stats: bbc viewership dropped by 15% in the week following the fallout, but then recovered to pre-fallout levels after trump dropped his bombshell lawsuit 
. btw, libel laws in florida are pretty chill 
. and did u know that 9/10 defamation cases against public figures end up getting tossed? 
. On one hand, I think the BBC was way out of line for editing Trump's speech like that 
. I mean, who are they to decide what's good for America? It's not their job to fact-check or police politicians' rhetoric. And yeah, the edit was super misleading, which is why people got all riled up about it 
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. I mean, they edited out some stuff from his speech and it was widely criticized - you can't just leave it like that 
. But still, $1 billion lawsuit? That's a lot of cash 
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. it's all about accountability and transparency, right? and btw, I think it's interesting that Trump is accusing the BBC of making a direct call for violent action - sounds like he's trying to deflect from his own role in inciting those riots 
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and he just casually talks about how much he loves trying new foods, even if they're weird or spicy. it's like, same energy as when i was trying that ghost pepper pizza 
i mean, have you ever had a food challenge where the goal is to eat something ridiculously hot? 
. Seriously though, I'm a bit disappointed in Trump for not taking this as an opportunity to address the real issue at hand - the violence that happened on January 6th. It's always about him and his ego first, isn't it? 
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