US President Donald Trump announced he will sue BBC television station

On November 14, US President Donald Trump announced that he would sue the British television station BBC for a sum that could be up to 5 billion USD, after the station apologized but declared that it would not compensate for damages due to editing a misleading speech.

Speaking to reporters on Air Force One, Mr. Trump emphasized: "We will sue them for $1-5 billion, probably sometime next week. They even admitted to fraud."

Earlier, Mr. Trump said he would sue the BBC for $1 billion, a huge sum that accounts for 13% of the station's annual revenue. The majority of the station's funding comes from royalties paid by the British public.

On November 10, Mr. Trump's lawyers sent a letter to the BBC, accusing the TV station of defaming the US President and giving the BBC a deadline of November 14 for an apology and compensation.

On November 13, BBC Chairman Samir Shah sent a personal letter to the White House, expressing that he and the BBC "regret the editing of the President's speech." However, the BBC also emphasized: "While the BBC sincerely regrets the way the video clip was edited, we strongly disagree that there are grounds for a defamation complaint."

President Trump appears determined not to let the issue die down, despite the resignations of senior BBC CEOs and even as the row threatens to strain relations with London.

The BBC has been accused of editing President Trump's speech to supporters, giving the false impression that he called for "violent action" before a mob stormed Capitol Hill more than four years ago.

This controversial speech was broadcast in the documentary Panorama, talking about the event on January 6, 2021 when Trump supporters rioted at Capitol Hill to overturn the verdict confirming Trump's defeat to Democratic candidate Joe Biden in the 2020 US presidential election./.

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