Trump says UK ‘embarrassed’ by BBC as he threatens as much as $5bn lawsuit | News | EUROtoday

Donald Trump mentioned that the UK is “embarrassed” by the BBC as he confirmed he would nonetheless sue the broadcaster for as much as $5bn regardless of the BBC apologising for its Panorama edit of the president’s January 6 speech.

The US president threatened to sue the BBC over its modifying of the speech, which made it seem as if he was explicitly urging individuals to assault the US Capitol. His attorneys had written to the company demanding a retraction and compensation by Friday (14 November).

The BBC apologised, admitting that the speech edit was an “error of judgement,” however refused to pay compensation.

Mr Trump instructed reporters on board Air Force One on Friday that he would name Sir Keir Starmer over the weekend to boost the difficulty.