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The White House has launched a sharp rebuke of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), accusing the network of spreading “leftist propaganda” and misrepresenting President Donald Trump in a recent Panorama documentary.
According to White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, the administration has issued a Friday deadline for the BBC to issue a formal apology for what it calls “deceptively edited footage” that allegedly portrayed President Trump as the instigator of the January 6, 2021, Capitol Hill riot.
Leavitt stated that the documentary “twisted the President’s words” and “deliberately misled viewers” in an attempt to reignite political controversy ahead of key policy announcements from the administration.
“The President has a strong and respectful relationship with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, even when they disagree,” Leavitt noted. “However, the President has made it abundantly clear that he believes the BBC operates as a leftist propaganda machine, funded by British taxpayers.”
The comments mark an escalation in tensions between the Trump administration and the UK’s public broadcaster an institution long regarded as one of the world’s most trusted media outlets.
The BBC has not yet responded publicly to the White House’s accusations. The controversy has drawn widespread attention from both U.S. and British media analysts, many of whom warn that such disputes could strain U.S.–U.K. media relations and further politicize transatlantic press freedom debates.
The White House has not clarified what consequences might follow if the BBC fails to issue an apology by the stated deadline.
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