A half-hearted apology is issued by the BBC.
The British Broadcasting Company (BBC) has issued a formal apology to US President Donald J. Trump over the deceptive editing of his J6 speech that aired in its documentary ‘Trump: A Second Chance’.
Trump threatened to sue the ‘Beeb’ for $1 billion over the fabricated edit during a program about the Capitol riot.
Although it apologized, the BBC also noted in its statement that it ‘strongly disagrees’ that there exists a basis for any defamation claim.
CBS News reported:
“BBC lawyers wrote to Mr. Trump’s legal team in response to a letter they received Sunday, the BBC Press Office said. In the letter, lawyers working for Mr. Trump alleged that the Oct. 28, 2024, episode of the network’s ‘Panorama’ documentary program, which was produced by an external production company, sought to mislead viewers by editing together three separate sections of the speech made by Mr. Trump.
‘BBC Chair Samir Shah has separately sent a personal letter to the White House making clear to President Trump that he and the Corporation are sorry for the edit of the President’s speech on 6 January 2021, which featured in the program’, the BBC Press Office said in its statement Thursday. ‘The BBC has no plans to rebroadcast the documentary ‘Trump: A Second Chance?’ on any BBC platforms’.”
BREAKING: The BBC has issued a formal apology to President Trump for editing his J6 speech. pic.twitter.com/sRLqXhIyXV
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‘The apology by the BBC should have been a lot more groveling.’
GB News Senior Political Commentator Nigel Nelson believes the BBC could have handled the editing complaints earlier, understanding why Donald Trump is angry.
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It’s relevant to recall that Trump’s legal team has demanded ‘a full apology’ (which this was not), as well as ‘a full retraction’ and compensation – and the Broadcaster seems unwilling to comply.
“’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 press office added.”
It’s unclear at this point what exactly would Trump consider an appropriate compensation.
‘I think the BBC are going to tough this out.’
Former Head of Religion at the BBC Aaqil Ahmed analyses the broadcaster’s apology to President Trump, adding, ‘it is a bit late, it should’ve happened a long time ago.’ pic.twitter.com/AN2tINTOVj
— GB News (@GBNEWS) November 14, 2025
Trump: “The BBC is a leftist propaganda machine unfortunately subsidised by British tax payers.” I hope it does the right thing and apologises to the US President. The apology must be only the start of its rehabilitation of course. pic.twitter.com/Ycia815w7Y
— Rush (@exRAF_Al) November 13, 2025
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