Donald Trump Today, Sunday, he referred to the decision of the Director-General of the BBC, Tim Davie, and the Executive Director of News, Deborah Torres, to resign from their positions, after learning that the English network had doctored the speech of the President of the United States himself in a documentary.
Through Truth Social, his social network created in X’s image and likeness, the president accused former BBC directors of being “very dishonest people” and trying to “influence the presidential elections in their country.”
“Senior BBC officials, including Tim Davie, director general, are resigning or being sacked over their presence… I discovered the manipulation of my excellent (perfect!) speech. On January 6,” begins the letter Trump wrote on Sunday.
After that, he thanked Trump in his letter to… TelegraphThe British newspaper that revealed that the English program Panorama broadcast a manipulated version of his message “to expose those… Corrupt journalists“.
“They are very Dishonest The US President added: “As if that were not enough, they come from a foreign country, a country that many consider our main ally. How terrible for democracy!”
The documentary was the subject of controversy after an internal investigation discovered that Trump’s speech was distorted in a documentary that appeared shortly before the presidential election in which he was defeated Kamala Harris He obtained a second term in the United States.
According to the report, two phrases appeared with them in the original form About an hour difference.
In the pictures that were broadcast during the Panorama documentary program, he called “Trump: A second chance?”It was clear that the US President, during his speech on January 6, 2001, had incited the demonstrators to storm the Capitol building, by showing him saying that he would walk with them to “Fight with all your might”.
On the same day, after Congress confirmed the victory of the Democratic candidate Joe Biden In the presidential elections, a group of Republican demonstrators took control of Parliament amid dangerous events in its wake The death toll is five.
However, as recorded in photos of the full speech Trump gave that day in Washington, the words the president actually said were: “We will march to the Capitol now.” Encourage your brave senators and congressmen“.
Trump’s message was not the only one that referred to this issue. Hours ago, the former English Prime Minister Boris Johnson He announced that “until BBC director Tim Davie announces how Panorama manipulated Trump’s speech or resigns,” he will not pay for his license to watch the British channel.
Meanwhile, after learning of the resignation of Diffie and Turness, the White House press secretary, Caroline Levitt He echoed the words of the US President, stressing that “BBC News is dying because it is fake news against Trump,” and called for the vision of its competitor, GB News.
Levitt had already claimed in a recent interview that “British taxpayers are being forced to pay for a left-wing propaganda machine”, referring to television licenses being collected in the UK.
And this Sunday, through his account X, he also had a reaction Javier Miley Who reposted a topic on this topic and said: “Down with the masks.”
On the other hand, the Minister of Culture, Media and Sport stressed, Lisa Nandythanked Tim Davie for his performance during his years as general manager. “He has led the BBC through a period of great change and helped the organization meet the challenges it has faced in recent years,” Nandy wrote.
The minister added: “Now more than ever, the need for reliable news and high-quality programming is essential to our democratic and cultural life, and to our standing in the world.”
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