U.S. President Donald Trump filed a lawsuit against the British broadcaster BBC on Monday for editing his speech, demanding compensation of no less than $10 billion, LETA reports citing AFP.
The lawsuit was filed in federal court in Miami, seeking "no less than $5,000,000,000" for each of the two counts of accusation.
The BBC is accused of defamation and violating Florida's law on misleading and deceptive trade practices.
In November, the BBC apologized to Trump for editing his 2021 speech in the "Panorama" program in October 2024, but refused to pay compensation.
"While the BBC sincerely regrets how the video clip was edited, we categorically disagree that there are grounds for defamation claims," the broadcaster stated.
The editing of the president's speech created the impression that Trump was directly calling for violence shortly before his supporters stormed the Capitol on January 6, 2021. In Trump's original speech, there was no such call.
In an interview with Fox News in November, Trump was asked if he planned to sue the BBC. "I think I have to do it," Trump said. "They misled the public, and they admitted it," the president added.
