Reference News Network, December 16 report: According to AFP, December 15 report, U.S. President Trump accused the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) of defamation through misleading video clips, and said on the 15th that he would file a lawsuit against the British media group on the same day or the 16th.
The report stated that the U.S. president, during a conversation with journalists at the White House, said: "We are likely to file a lawsuit today afternoon or tomorrow morning."
He complained: "They are just forcing words into my mouth."
BBC's audience and reputation far exceed the UK, but it has been in trouble due to controversial reports from its flagship news program "Panorama." The program, before the 2024 U.S. presidential election, spliced different segments of Trump's speech on January 6, 2021, editing them to make the Republican look like he explicitly called on his supporters to attack the U.S. Capitol in Washington.
Following this, BBC Chairman Samir Shah had written a letter of apology to Trump, but it failed to calm Trump's anger.
Trump has already filed lawsuits or threatened to sue several U.S. media groups, and some of these media have paid large settlement fees to end legal disputes.
Translation by Lin Xiaoxuan
Original: toutiao.com/article/7584326582332817960/
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