Trump slams ex- BBC bosses after broadcaster doctored his speech

President Donald Trump on Sunday rejoiced in the abrupt resignations of the BBC's director-general Tim Davie and news head Deborah Turness after allegations that one of its program's misleadingly edited a he made on Jan. 6, 2021. "The top people in the BBC, including Tim Davie, the boss, are all quitting/fired, because they were caught 'doctoring' my very good (perfect!) speech of Jan. 6. Thank you to The Telegraph for exposing these corrupt 'journalists,'" Trump said on his Truth Social platform. "These are very dishonest people who tried to step on the scales of a presidential election," Trump said. "On top of everything else, they are from a foreign country, one that many consider our number one ally. What a terrible thing for democracy!" When reached by email for comment, the White House referred Newsweek to an X post from press secretary Karoline Leavitt that read: "@BBCNews is dying because they are anti-Trump Fake News."

BBC ‘DOCTORED’ Trump’s Jan 6 speech to mislead viewers — Telegraph

Cut key lines to make him appear to URGE the Capitol riot and then aired it in a documentary

BBC’s standards watchdog called it out — bosses brushed it off pic.twitter.com/pm0xLH4h8s

— RT (@RT_com) November 3, 2025

Earlier, at the British Broadcasting Corporation, the BBC's director general and news chief announced their resignation on Sunday, following a controversy over the editing of a speech by US President Donald Trump in a documentary. Tim Davie and the broadcaster's head of news, Deborah Turness, resigned after accusations that a documentary by its flagship Panorama programme had edited a speech made by President Donald Trump on January 6 2021.

"Like all public organisations, the BBC is not perfect, and we must always be open, transparent and accountable," Davie said in a statement posted on the BBC website."While not being the only reason, the current debate around BBC News has understandably contributed to my decision. I have to take ultimate responsibility," he added. About the Trump speech controversy, Turness said the issue "has reached a stage where it is causing damage to the BBC, an institution that I love. As the CEO of BBC News and Current Affairs, the buck stops with me."

The controversy stems from a report by the British newspaper The Telegraph, which leaked an internal BBC memo in which a former external ethics adviser allegedly suggested that a BBC Panorama documentary cut together parts of Trump's speech to make it appear as if he explicitly directed the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.