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Namibia: BBC apologises to Trump over Panorama edit but refuses to pay compensation – News

Namibia: BBC apologises to Trump over Panorama edit but refuses to pay compensation – News

Africa Links 24 with Noor Nanji
Published on 2025-11-14 09:49:08

The BBC has apologised to United States (US) president Donald Trump for a Panorama episode that spliced parts of his 6 January 2021 speech together, but rejected his demands for compensation.

The corporation says the edit had given “the mistaken impression that president Trump had made a direct call for violent action” and says it would not show the 2024 programme again.

Lawyers for Trump have threatened to sue the BBC for US$1 billion in damages unless the corporation issues a…

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