BBC says sorry to Trump, but rejects defamation claim / Photo: © AFP
RBGPF
-13.5000
The Fort Worth Press - BBC says sorry to Trump, but rejects defamation claim
USD
-
AED 3.672495
AFN 63.501471
ALL 83.072963
AMD 375.623475
ANG 1.790083
AOA 917.00026
ARS 1390.220498
AUD 1.447534
AWG 1.8
AZN 1.70702
BAM 1.695072
BBD 2.009612
BDT 122.428639
BGN 1.709309
BHD 0.377609
BIF 2964.709145
BMD 1
BND 1.2851
BOB 6.894519
BRL 5.157597
BSD 0.997742
BTN 92.939509
BWP 13.688562
BYN 2.956504
BYR 19600
BZD 2.006665
CAD 1.39245
CDF 2296.000206
CHF 0.798503
CLF 0.023224
CLP 917.000289
CNY 6.885601
CNH 6.883785
COP 3662.46
CRC 464.279833
CUC 1
CUP 26.5
CVE 95.56558
CZK 21.243197
DJF 177.673004
DKK 6.47623
DOP 60.312178
DZD 133.062353
EGP 54.2572
ERN 15
ETB 155.800822
EUR 0.866597
FJD 2.253795
FKP 0.750158
GBP 0.755625
GEL 2.685051
GGP 0.750158
GHS 10.970563
GIP 0.750158
GMD 74.000249
GNF 8752.513347
GTQ 7.632939
GYD 208.828972
HKD 7.83835
HNL 26.504427
HRK 6.530905
HTG 130.952897
HUF 333.138986
IDR 16998
ILS 3.136798
IMP 0.750158
INR 92.598303
IQD 1307.141959
IRR 1319125.000189
ISK 125.149716
JEP 0.750158
JMD 157.303566
JOD 0.708984
JPY 159.617504
KES 129.794813
KGS 87.448802
KHR 3990.137323
KMF 426.999768
KPW 899.994443
KRW 1507.020477
KWD 0.30934
KYD 0.831502
KZT 472.805432
LAK 21970.392969
LBP 89502.03926
LKR 314.804623
LRD 183.088277
LSL 16.955078
LTL 2.95274
LVL 0.60489
LYD 6.380628
MAD 9.374033
MDL 17.55613
MGA 4171.343141
MKD 53.422776
MMK 2099.621061
MNT 3572.314592
MOP 8.055104
MRU 39.637211
MUR 46.940105
MVR 15.460021
MWK 1730.071718
MXN 17.856596
MYR 4.033014
MZN 63.950312
NAD 16.954711
NGN 1378.25967
NIO 36.712196
NOK 9.734315
NPR 148.701282
NZD 1.75133
OMR 0.384545
PAB 0.997734
PEN 3.45194
PGK 4.316042
PHP 60.464505
PKR 278.39991
PLN 3.70718
PYG 6454.29687
QAR 3.638018
RON 4.417499
RSD 101.772347
RUB 80.207393
RWF 1457.240049
SAR 3.754249
SBD 8.038772
SCR 14.425806
SDG 601.000172
SEK 9.43173
SGD 1.28546
SHP 0.750259
SLE 24.650044
SLL 20969.510825
SOS 570.192924
SRD 37.35103
STD 20697.981008
STN 21.233539
SVC 8.730169
SYP 110.548921
SZL 16.948198
THB 32.646041
TJS 9.563492
TMT 3.51
TND 2.941459
TOP 2.40776
TRY 44.5833
TTD 6.768937
TWD 31.972943
TZS 2600.000206
UAH 43.698134
UGX 3743.234401
UYU 40.405091
UZS 12122.393971
VES 473.390498
VND 26342.5
VUV 120.132513
WST 2.770875
XAF 568.506489
XAG 0.013691
XAU 0.000214
XCD 2.70255
XCG 1.798209
XDR 0.70704
XOF 568.516344
XPF 103.361457
YER 238.65028
ZAR 16.94973
ZMK 9001.198572
ZMW 19.281421
ZWL 321.999592
- Streaming channel for pets launched in China
- Blood clots, burning eyes: pollution chokes north Thailand
- Myanmar junta chief elected as president
- AI-generated 'Fruit Love Island' takes TikTok by storm
- Hungary's opposition surfs grassroots wave ahead of key election
- Israel under fire from Iran missiles as Trump issues new warning
- Thunder crush Lakers as Doncic hurt, Cavs clinch NBA playoff berth
- Irish income scheme throws artists unique lifeline
- Microsoft to invest $10 bn for Japan AI data centres
- Spain rethinks how to turn tide against beach erosion
BBC says sorry to Trump, but rejects defamation claim
The BBC said Thursday that its chairman had sent a letter to US President Donald Trump apologising for a misleading edit of one of his speeches, but rejected that it was grounds for a defamation lawsuit.
The comments came after Britain's embattled public broadcaster said earlier that it was investigating a possible second instance in which a Trump speech was edited in a misleading way.
On Monday, the BBC apologised for giving the impression in a documentary aired last year that Trump had directly urged "violent action" just before the assault on the US Capitol by his supporters on January 6, 2021.
The video edit has triggered a firestorm, leading the BBC director-general and the organisation's top news executive to resign on Sunday, and drawing a threat from Trump's lawyers to sue for $1 billion.
BBC Chair Samir Shah has "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", the broadcaster said in a statement.
However, it 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."
It said BBC lawyers had written to Trump's legal team in response.
As controversy continued to swirl around the "Panorama" documentary on Trump aired in October 2024, the BBC said it was now probing another edit of Trump's speech from the day of the Capital riots.
The Telegraph newspaper said the BBC also aired another report, in June 2022 on its "Newsnight" programme, in which phrases spoken at different points in Trump's speech were edited together to make it appear as if he were urging supporters to go to the Capitol and "fight like hell".
A BBC spokesperson said: "This matter has been brought to our attention and we are now looking into it."
The editing row comes at a politically sensitive time for the BBC, which is due to renegotiate the Royal Charter that outlines the corporation's governance. Its current charter will end in 2027.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his government have been performing a tightrope act, backing the broadcaster's independence while avoiding taking sides against Trump.
P.Navarro--TFWP
