Trump Threat To Sue BBC Over Speech Edit Faces High Hurdles

BBC stood firm that it would not pay any damages.

“We'll sue them for anywhere between a billion and five billion dollars, probably some time next week. I think I have to do it. They've even admitted that they cheated,” news agency AFP quoted Trump as saying aboard Air Force One.

A heated feud broke between the President and the broadcaster after the the latter rejected his claims of defamation. Trump did not agree to give up on the matter, even after the departure of top BBC executives and as the controversy threatens to become a strain on ties with London.

Trump had earlier said that he would be suing BBC for for $1 billion, an already enormous sum that represents 13 per cent of the organization's annual revenue, which is mostly funded by a license fee paid by the British public, according to the AFP report.