Trump Threatens Legal Action Against BBC Over Editing of His Jan. 6 Speech

The BBC apologized for an ‘error of judgement’ after the British broadcaster was accused of selectively editing the president’s speech on Jan. 6, 2021.

President Donald Trump speaks to supporters from The Ellipse near the White House on Jan. 6, 2021. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images

President Donald Trump has threatened legal action against the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) for its editing of the president’s speech on Jan. 6, 2021, which was presented in a documentary aired one week before last year’s presidential election.

The documentary for Panorama, the BBC’s flagship news program, spliced together quotes from different sections of a 2021 speech delivered nearly an hour apart, making it appear to be one continuous quote in which Trump urged supporters to march with him and “fight like hell.”