BBC apologises to Trump for altered speech, dismisses payout claim
What happened
The BBC has apologised to US President Donald Trump after editing his 6 January 2021 speech in a Panorama episode in a way the broadcaster says was an "error of judgement." The programme — Trump: A Second Chance? — has been removed from the BBC website and a retraction published on its page.
The BBC said excerpts from different parts of the speech were shown together in one sequence and apologised to President Trump for that editing.
The Panorama episode will not be rebroadcast "in this form" on any BBC…