London [UK], November 13: US President Donald Trump said the BBC "defrauded the public" and that he had an "obligation" to take legal action over the editing of a speech.
Director-general Tim Davie quit on Sunday amid a scandal over the editing of a speech by Trump before the attack on the US Capitol on January 6, 2021.
Trump reiterated his threat of launching a billion-dollar legal action during an interview on Fox News late Tuesday.
He said: "I think I have an obligation to do it, you can't allow people to do that.
"I guess I have to. They defrauded the public and they've admitted it. This is within one of our great allies, supposedly our great ally. That's a pretty sad event.
"They actually changed my January 6 speech, which was a beautiful speech, which was a very calming speech, and they made it sound radical. They showed me the results of how they butchered it up. It was very dishonest and the head man quit and a lot of the other people quit."
Source: Qatar Tribune
