“The FAKE NEWS’ reporters’ in the UK are just as dishonest and full of shit as the ones here in America!!!!” he posted to X. The White House told *The Telegraph* the BBC’s reporting was “outright lies … highlighting why countless Americans turn to alternative media sources to get their news”.
Many went on to invade the Capitol building itself. Federal investigators found the violence had been premeditated, for some, and that the disaster had only been narrowly averted thanks to the evacuation of lawmakers to safe rooms. The unrest was connected to five deaths.
The key accusation is that the BBC showed the US President saying: “We’re gonna walk down to the Capitol and I’ll be with you, and we fight. We fight like hell and if you don’t fight like hell, you’re not gonna have a country anymore.”
In reality, this was spliced together from three different parts of a much longer speech. The author of the internal report – which is not an official BBC document – objects to this editing, in part because the US President also said at one point that the marchers should “peacefully and patriotically make your voices heard”.
TheRealJenneJ on
Trump incites a riot that illegally breeches the Capitol building, but still thinks it’s appropriate to call out the BBC for editing his untruthful and hate filled rants.
schu4KSU on
I blame Pence the most. He had firsthand knowledge/evidence that Trump was attempting an autogolpe coup and he (almost alone) had the legal authority to stop/arrest him for it.
Other_Dimension_89 on
Most Americans agree
Same_Set8195 on
Unfortunately the USA is not sane and has never acted in good faith when “forgive and forget” is part of their theology since it’s literally Abuser country.
Antipolemic on
Bolsonaro did basically the same thing, just on steroids, and he’s facing a 27 year term in Brazil.
Zahgi on
Too bad the BBC is now leaning very rightwing recently…
Holiday-Age6347 on
Talk to Merrick Garland, who did absolutely nothing, which, IMHO, is the root cause of this entire mess we find ourselves in right now. Brazil pres fucks around, and legit finds out. Merrick? Draws a paycheck and pontificates about procedure and shit.
Victory33 on
Not to mention fake electors that admitted guilt and calls to find votes in GA that were recorded.
mountaindoom on
Thanks again, Biden. Fucked us all, protected himself and friends, and here we are now.
smiama36 on
He would be in jail if Smith hadn’t drawn Cannon for a judge and Garland hadn’t been a Republican protecting Trump.
faith_apnea on
Everybody with a brain was right about Jan 6. The scary part is 77m people still voted for the guy that caused it. Guess that tells you where America lands on the IQ scale for humanity.
Mister_Poopy_Butthol on
Its his Putsch Hall. That’s when he should have been clapped in irons. He’s a traitor, and the democrats were too chicken shit to lock him up. Now look what we get. All so they can keep getting donations.
parallelmeme on
Along with the hundreds that invaded the capitol building. Along with the obliteration of the militia groups that were the core of the insurrection.
Fantastic_Shaman9230 on
Instead, he gets to torment 3/4ths of the country
Particular-County277 on
Jair Bolsonaro former Brazilian president just got 27 years in jail for pretty much what Trump tried to do in 2021. It can be done
RivkaMila on
In a sane world, he’d have been in prison in the 80s and never able to run to begin with. He is the product of our greedy society.
RAMacDonald901 on
Everyone but MAGA knows this.
hikerintherustbelt on
They never put Rick Snyder (the former governor of Michigan) in jail over the Flint water crisis either. It’s ALMOST like we have a two tier justice system. One for the rich and powerful and one for the rest of us.
cazzipropri on
If there is ONE thing to learn from Fascism and Bolscevism is that **propaganda works**.
2730Ceramics on
Well, we know it’s note a sane world. I mean, trump has been convicted of fraud and rape. It’s clear he mismanaged top secret information. It’s clear that his administration is murdering people in the Carribean. Etc etc etc.
The fact that this “man” is walking free is proof the world is mad.
mishma2005 on
Instead he’s president. Good times
Examine-Everything on
Merrick Garland will go down as one of the biggest cowards and traitors in American history.
4UT3KR3 on
In a sane world the head of the BBC would be up in The Hague for aiding and abetting a genocide.
sm122110 on
It’s charming to me that the rest of the world truly thinks we chose this at all.
gGfsF5Sz2 on
If we followed the Constitution, he’d be ineligible to hold federal office.
ArticulateRhinoceros on
*Country
In a sane *country*.
The rest of the world has had threats like this, and they handled them appropriately. See South Korea and Brazil, for examples. This isn’t a global issue, it’s an American one.
ribblesquat on
There’s this sci-fi show I watched a couple seasons of called The 100. In the beginning of the third season a new character is in the stockade for insurrection but is nonetheless elected chancellor. I quit watching after that because I thought it was ludicrous this guy went from failed revolt to the leader of the whole settlement. Past few years I’ve been feeling like I owe that show a second chance after the way real life went.
agdnan on
If Obama did 1% of what Trump has done he would be in Guantanamo.
lordjeebus on
There were two rebellions in the 1790’s, the Whiskey Rebellion and Fries’s Rebellion. In each case, once the rebellion was stopped, it took only about a year for our forefathers to try those responsible for treason (even though no war had been declared) and sentence them to death.
Darnell007 on
Well, I believe we can all agree that this is not a sane world… just saying!
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Ever since [Donald Trump](https://inews.co.uk/topic/donald-trump?ico=in-line_link) retook the White House in January, his team has been at [war with the US media](https://inews.co.uk/opinion/trumps-greed-and-spite-is-having-a-devastating-effect-on-journalism-3790499?ico=in-line_link) – and it’s a war Team Trump just keeps on winning.
Paramount agreed to pay Trump $16m (£12.2m) over the [editing of a CBS ](https://inews.co.uk/opinion/the-us-media-isnt-up-for-the-fight-with-trump-this-time-around-3613862?ico=in-line_link)[*60 Minutes*](https://inews.co.uk/opinion/the-us-media-isnt-up-for-the-fight-with-trump-this-time-around-3613862?ico=in-line_link)[ interview](https://inews.co.uk/opinion/the-us-media-isnt-up-for-the-fight-with-trump-this-time-around-3613862?ico=in-line_link) with Kamala Harris, widely believed to be a payment to help the sale of the company go through. ABC News paid [$15m (£11.5m) in a defamation settlement](https://inews.co.uk/news/world/trump-threatening-war-murdoch-downfall-3813210?ico=in-line_link), for a case almost every legal expert thought it would win. [YouTube paid Trump](https://inews.co.uk/news/world/youtube-pays-millions-after-trump-sues-over-account-suspension-3946354?ico=in-line_link) $24.5m (£18.8m) for suspending his account after the attack on the US Capitol on 6 January, 2021.
Now it seems that some in Trump’s camp have the BBC in their sights. After an [internal report by a former member of the BBC Standards Committee](https://inews.co.uk/news/bbc-accused-of-misleading-viewers-with-trump-capitol-clip-4019402?ico=in-line_link) accused the corporation of dishonest editing in a *Panorama* documentary about 6 January, Donald Trump Jr blasted the public broadcaster.
“The FAKE NEWS’ reporters’ in the UK are just as dishonest and full of shit as the ones here in America!!!!” he posted to X. The White House told *The Telegraph* the BBC’s reporting was “outright lies … highlighting why countless Americans turn to alternative media sources to get their news”.
The controversy centres around how the BBC edited a speech that Trump gave to assembled demonstrators immediately before they [marched on the Capitol](https://inews.co.uk/news/world/washington-dc-riots-photos-violence-us-capitol-building-protest-819922?ico=in-line_link) – some of them armed, and equipped with cable ties and other material.
Many went on to invade the Capitol building itself. Federal investigators found the violence had been premeditated, for some, and that the disaster had only been narrowly averted thanks to the evacuation of lawmakers to safe rooms. The unrest was connected to five deaths.
The key accusation is that the BBC showed the US President saying: “We’re gonna walk down to the Capitol and I’ll be with you, and we fight. We fight like hell and if you don’t fight like hell, you’re not gonna have a country anymore.”
In reality, this was spliced together from three different parts of a much longer speech. The author of the internal report – which is not an official BBC document – objects to this editing, in part because the US President also said at one point that the marchers should “peacefully and patriotically make your voices heard”.
Trump incites a riot that illegally breeches the Capitol building, but still thinks it’s appropriate to call out the BBC for editing his untruthful and hate filled rants.
I blame Pence the most. He had firsthand knowledge/evidence that Trump was attempting an autogolpe coup and he (almost alone) had the legal authority to stop/arrest him for it.
Most Americans agree
Unfortunately the USA is not sane and has never acted in good faith when “forgive and forget” is part of their theology since it’s literally Abuser country.
Bolsonaro did basically the same thing, just on steroids, and he’s facing a 27 year term in Brazil.
Too bad the BBC is now leaning very rightwing recently…
Talk to Merrick Garland, who did absolutely nothing, which, IMHO, is the root cause of this entire mess we find ourselves in right now. Brazil pres fucks around, and legit finds out. Merrick? Draws a paycheck and pontificates about procedure and shit.
Not to mention fake electors that admitted guilt and calls to find votes in GA that were recorded.
Thanks again, Biden. Fucked us all, protected himself and friends, and here we are now.
He would be in jail if Smith hadn’t drawn Cannon for a judge and Garland hadn’t been a Republican protecting Trump.
Everybody with a brain was right about Jan 6. The scary part is 77m people still voted for the guy that caused it. Guess that tells you where America lands on the IQ scale for humanity.
Its his Putsch Hall. That’s when he should have been clapped in irons. He’s a traitor, and the democrats were too chicken shit to lock him up. Now look what we get. All so they can keep getting donations.
Along with the hundreds that invaded the capitol building. Along with the obliteration of the militia groups that were the core of the insurrection.
Instead, he gets to torment 3/4ths of the country
Jair Bolsonaro former Brazilian president just got 27 years in jail for pretty much what Trump tried to do in 2021. It can be done
In a sane world, he’d have been in prison in the 80s and never able to run to begin with. He is the product of our greedy society.
Everyone but MAGA knows this.
They never put Rick Snyder (the former governor of Michigan) in jail over the Flint water crisis either. It’s ALMOST like we have a two tier justice system. One for the rich and powerful and one for the rest of us.
If there is ONE thing to learn from Fascism and Bolscevism is that **propaganda works**.
Well, we know it’s note a sane world. I mean, trump has been convicted of fraud and rape. It’s clear he mismanaged top secret information. It’s clear that his administration is murdering people in the Carribean. Etc etc etc.
The fact that this “man” is walking free is proof the world is mad.
Instead he’s president. Good times
Merrick Garland will go down as one of the biggest cowards and traitors in American history.
In a sane world the head of the BBC would be up in The Hague for aiding and abetting a genocide.
It’s charming to me that the rest of the world truly thinks we chose this at all.
If we followed the Constitution, he’d be ineligible to hold federal office.
*Country
In a sane *country*.
The rest of the world has had threats like this, and they handled them appropriately. See South Korea and Brazil, for examples. This isn’t a global issue, it’s an American one.
There’s this sci-fi show I watched a couple seasons of called The 100. In the beginning of the third season a new character is in the stockade for insurrection but is nonetheless elected chancellor. I quit watching after that because I thought it was ludicrous this guy went from failed revolt to the leader of the whole settlement. Past few years I’ve been feeling like I owe that show a second chance after the way real life went.
If Obama did 1% of what Trump has done he would be in Guantanamo.
There were two rebellions in the 1790’s, the Whiskey Rebellion and Fries’s Rebellion. In each case, once the rebellion was stopped, it took only about a year for our forefathers to try those responsible for treason (even though no war had been declared) and sentence them to death.
Well, I believe we can all agree that this is not a sane world… just saying!
Brazil is
More lawful than the US
*in a sane country