Trump demands a billion from The Beeb
Trump demands a billion from The Beeb Luckily the dollar is down against the pound. Liz Dye Nov 12 Trump during his Veterans Day speech. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty) PN is supported by paid subscribers. Become one The president’s media shakedown tour has gone international. After successfully extorting cash from CBS, ABC, X, Meta, and Google, Trump is now threatening to kneecap the BBC for “tortious” editing of his incendiary January 6 speech. In Trump’s mind, Britain’s public broadcaster must grovel before America’s vengeful king, or else find itself tied down in a US court and conscripted as a punching bag in America’s endless culture wars. Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com Trump on why he wants to sue the BBC: "They actually changed my January 6 speech, which was a beautiful speech, which was a very calming speech. And they made it sound radical." (This is a lie -- Trump stoked up the crowd before the attack on the Capitol) Wed, 12 Nov 2025 00:42:05 GMT View on Bluesky The...