BBC awaits Donald Trump response after apologising for Panorama speech edit [KTUt9hKd2pS]
The BBC is awaiting a response from Donald Trump, after the corporation apologised for the editing of a speech by the US president which appeared on Panorama in 2024. The corporation said the splicing of the speech was an “error of judgment” but rejected his demands for compensation, after Mr Trump’s lawyers threatened to sue the BBC for one billion dollars in damages unless a retraction and apology was published. Earlier in the week Mr Trump said in an interview with Fox News that the BBC had “defrauded the public” over the edit, which made it appear as if he was explicitly urging people to attack the US Capitol on January 6 2021. Chairman Samir Shah has sent a personal letter to the White House to apologise for the editing, and lawyers for the corporation have written to the president’s legal team, a BBC spokesperson said. The spokesperson added: “While the BBC sincerely regrets the manner in which the video clip was edited, we strongly disagree there is a basis for a defamation claim.” The broadcaster said it will not air the Panorama episode Trump: A Second Chance? again, and published a retraction on the show’s webpage on Thursday. Daily Record Homepage: Daily Record Facebook: Daily Record Instagram: Daily Record Sport Instagram: Daily Record TikTok: Daily Record Sport TikTok: Daily Record Twitter: Daily Record Newsletters: Join our WhatsApp communities here and get the latest news sent straight to your messages: DAILY RECORD: You can get all the latest news, sport, showbiz and comment at DailyRecord.co.uk LIKE | COMMENT | SUBSCRIBE | SHARE #DailyRecord #bbc #donaldtrump #panorama