US President Donald Trump says he plans to sue the BBC for between $1bn and $5bn after claiming an edited Panorama clip misrepresented his 6 January 2021 speech.
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US President Donald Trump has said he will take legal action against the BBC over how his speech was edited by Panorama, after the corporation apologised but refused to compensate him.
Speaking to reporters on board Air Force One on Friday evening, Trump said: “We’ll sue them for anywhere between $1bn [£759m] and $5bn, probably sometime next week.”
On Thursday, the BBC said the edit of the 6 January 2021 speech had unintentionally given “the mistaken impression that President Trump had made a direct call for violent action” and said it would not be broadcast again.
The corporation apologised to the president but said it would not pay financial compensation.