The BBC has apologized to U.S. President Donald Trump over a misleading edit of his speech on Jan. 6, 2021, but said it strongly disagreed that there was a basis for a defamation lawsuit. The BBC said Chair Samir Shah sent a personal letter to the White House saying that he and the corporation were sorry for the edit of the speech Trump gave before some of his supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol. It said there are no plans to rebroadcast the documentary that spliced together parts of his speech that came almost an hour apart. Trump's lawyer sent the BBC a letter demanding an apology and threatened to file a $1 billion lawsuit.
Vice President JD Vance says he'll honor Charlie Kirk by being a better husband and father. Vance commented Monday while hosting the radio program once hosted by Kirk. The founder of the Turning Point USA political organization was fatally shot last week during an outdoor appearance on a Utah college campus. Vance talked about visiting with Kirk's widow, Erika Kirk, and said she told him that her husband had never raised his voice to her and had never been cross or mean-spirited to her. Vance said he couldn't say the same about his own behavior toward his wife, Usha Vance.
By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON, MEG KINNARD and ED WHITE Associated Press
A broken promise to release more information about the Jeffrey Epstein case has sparked outrage among some of President Donald Trump's loyal supporters. Right-wing influencers were once bolstered by Trump's own claims on this case, but are now feeling their demands are being squelched by his administration. Figures like commentator Tucker Carlson, activist Laura Loomer and Trump's former adviser Steve Bannon claim the government's handling of the case shows a lack of transparency. Anger over the case threatens to divide the MAGA faithful.
