BBC rocked as executives quit over Trump speech edit
Tim Davie and Deborah Turness step down following Trump documentary backlash
Two senior BBC executives have stepped down following controversy over a documentary that heavily edited a speech by Donald Trump.
Director-general Tim Davie and CEO of News Deborah Turness both announced their departures after a leaked memo revealed that Panorama had spliced together two sections of Trump’s speech to imply he explicitly encouraged the January 6 Capitol Hill riots.
Their resignations come as criticism of the documentary appears to be the “straw that broke the camel’s back” for the beleaguered broadcaster after a turbulent year.
