President Donald Trump threatened BBC News after he claimed that they had falsely edited a speech of his in a year-old documentary clip. He is claiming that he deserves $1 million in damages while sending several legal documents and letters to the news organization. It seems this is not his only pending lawsuit against news corporations, as he is publicly offended by the way that the news portrays him, apparently. There was no indication of the clip being politically motivated or trying to hurt the president's reputation. BBC responded, apologizing for the "error", although the president's campaign has not yet backed down in belief that he was wrongfully represented and that they were trying to interfere with the election. Trump's lawsuit claims that he has experienced damage to his reputation and overwhelming financial harm.
It seems that this lawsuit stemmed from an alternate news source known for being against BBC news, which revealed the supposedly false edit in the first place. The clip was said to have been cut together to make it seem like he was applauding those who stormed the capital and that he would join them if they did it again. BBC has since accepted these alegations and claimed it was a mistake on their part.
Some people are claiming this is just an attack on the news source on its own, and others are saying that Trump is right. BBC has come out with statements defending themselves and saying they have fixed all errors that have offended the president.
