BBC Director-Basic Tim Davie resigns over Trump speech modifying row

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The BBC director-general resigned Sunday after the British broadcaster was criticized over modifying a Trump speech that some mentioned was deceptive.

Tim Davie, 58, who has served as BBC director-general since September 2020, introduced his resignation after 5 years main the company.

His exit follows rising controversy surrounding a BBC Panorama documentary about President Donald Trump’s Jan. 6, 2021 speech, delivered earlier than the assault on the U.S. Capitol.

Critics mentioned the edit of the speech was deceptive as a result of it omitted a piece the place Trump urged supporters to protest peacefully.

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Tim Davie resigned Sunday amid mounting controversy over Trump speech modifying. (AP )

The speech on the coronary heart of the dispute confirmed Trump telling supporters, "I do know that everybody right here will quickly be marching over to the Capitol constructing to peacefully and patriotically make your voices heard."

The published model of the BBC documentary reportedly excluded that line however retained "combat like hell."

In a letter to workers, Davie mentioned quitting the job "is completely my determination."

"Total the BBC is delivering effectively, however there have been some errors made and as director-general I've to take final accountability," Davie mentioned.

He added that he was "working via precise timings with the board to permit for an orderly transition to a successor over the approaching months," he added.

Davie’s resignation got here after Deborah Turness, head of BBC Information and Present Affairs, additionally stepped down.

Turness mentioned the controversy over the Trump documentary "has reached a stage the place it's inflicting harm to the BBC, an establishment that I like. Because the CEO of BBC Information and Present Affairs, the buck stops with me," she added.

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A common view exhibits the British Broadcasting Company (BBC) Tv Centre in west London. (Toby Melville/Reuters)

Trump reacted to the developments in a submit on Fact Social on Sunday.

"The TOP folks within the BBC, together with TIM DAVIE, the BOSS, are all quitting/FIRED, as a result of they have been caught ‘doctoring’ my superb (PERFECT!) speech of January sixth," the president wrote. "Thanks to The Telegraph for exposing these Corrupt ‘Journalists.’ These are very dishonest individuals who tried to step on the scales of a Presidential Election. On high of all the pieces else, they're from a Overseas Nation, one which many contemplate our Quantity One Ally. What a horrible factor for Democracy!"

Strain had intensified after The Telegraph printed excerpts from a whistle-blower dossier compiled by Michael Prescott, a communications advisor employed by the BBC to evaluation its editorial requirements.

The paperwork criticized some elements of BBC protection, together with the Trump edit, reporting on transgender points and alleged anti-Israel bias within the BBC’s Arabic service.

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White Home press secretary Karoline Leavitt takes a query from a reporter through the each day press briefing within the Brady Press Briefing Room on the White Home on Nov. 4, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Photos)

Trump’s press secretary Karoline Leavitt additionally described the BBC as "100% faux information" and a "propaganda machine" in an interview after allegations of bias on the broadcaster surfaced.

In an interview with The Telegraph she mentioned: "This purposefully dishonest, selectively edited clip by the BBC is additional proof that they're complete, 100% faux information that ought to not be well worth the time on the tv screens of the nice folks of the UK."

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Leavitt additionally mentioned watching BBC bulletins whereas on journeys to the UK "ruins" her day, saying taxpayers have been being "pressured to foot the invoice for a leftist propaganda machine."

Fox Information Digital has reached out to the BBC and the White Home for remark.

Emma Bussey is a breaking information author for Fox Information Digital. Earlier than becoming a member of Fox, she labored at The Telegraph with the U.S. in a single day group, throughout desks together with overseas, politics, information, sport and tradition.