"The BBC apologized to Donald Trump on Thursday for editing his Jan. 6, 2021, speech in a misleading way but rejected his claim that the network defamed him.
In a statement, the BBC said its chair, Samir Shah, had written a personal apology to the White House and confirmed the program would not air again.
“We accept that our edit unintentionally created the impression that we were showing a single continuous section of the speech, rather than excerpts from different points in the speech, and that this gave the mistaken impression that President Trump had made a direct call for violent action,” the statement said.
The BBC said the documentary will not be shown again “in this form on any BBC platforms.”
Trump declared victory on Truth Social shortly after.
“The TOP people in the BBC, including TIM DAVIE, the BOSS, are all quitting/FIRED, because they were caught ‘doctoring’ my very good speech of January 6th,” he posted. “These are very dishonest people who tried to step on the scales of a Presidential Election. On top of everything else, they are from a Foreign Country, one that many consider our Number One Ally. What a terrible thing for Democracy!”
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