The British broadcaster BBC has apologized for merging quotes in a 2021 speech by US President Donald Trump. reports the broadcaster on Thursday, speaking of an “error of judgement”. The statement of regret follows two weeks of controversy, which began with a leaked memo that said journalists had edited Trump’s quotes – making it appear as if he was calling for violence.
“We acknowledge that our editing may have inadvertently given the impression that we were showing one continuous part of the speech, rather than fragments of different points in the speech,” the BBC said in a statement. “This has wrongly created the impression that President Trump has made a direct call for violent action.”
Last weekend, the director of the BBC and the editor-in-chief of BBC News resigned. On Monday, Trump threatened legal action. The broadcaster does not agree with this. “While the BBC regrets that the speech was edited in this way, we do not agree that this is grounds for a claim for damages.”
The broadcaster also reports that the documentary in question of the program Panorama will no longer be shown on TV or online.
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