Overview
- Trump’s lawyers demanded the BBC apologize and withdraw the Panorama program by Friday at 22:00 GMT or face a $1 billion damages claim.
- In a Fox News interview, the president said he felt an obligation to sue and accused the BBC of changing and “butchering” his January 6, 2021 speech.
- The disputed segment spliced separate lines from the speech, which critics say created the impression he urged supporters to go to Congress to “fight like hell.”
- Director-general Tim Davie and BBC News chief Deborah Turness resigned this week, and Davie told staff the broadcaster breached its editorial rules.
- UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer vowed to defend a strong, independent BBC and called for swift corrections, as a YouGov poll found 57% of Britons support an apology.