16 Dec 2025 - 10:00
The Kabul Tribune (KT) - U.S. President Donald Trump has sued the BBC for defamation, accusing the British broadcaster of editing a January 6, 2021 speech in a way that made it appear he encouraged supporters to storm the U.S. Capitol, Reuters reported.
The lawsuit, filed on Monday in a Miami federal court, says the BBC spliced together parts of the speech in which Trump urged supporters to march to the Capitol and said “fight like hell,” while omitting his call for peaceful protest. Trump claims the edit was misleading.
Trump is seeking $5 billion in damages for each of two claims, including alleged violations of a Florida law on deceptive trade practices.
The BBC has apologized for the edit and acknowledged an error of judgment, but says there is no legal basis for the lawsuit. It told Reuters its position remains unchanged.
