The Director-General and the CEO at the BBC have both resigned following criticism over an edit of President Donald Trump’s speech in a documentary about him. “Overall the BBC is delivering well, but there have been some mistakes made and as Director-General I have to take ultimate responsibility,“ said Tim Davie, the Director-General since 2020, in a statement announcing his resignation after 20 years with the network. Meanwhile, BBC News CEO Deborah Turness said the ongoing controversy over the Trump documentary “is causing damage to the BBC — an institution that I love.” The resignations follow a report by The Telegraph on Tuesday that revealed the BBC “completely misled” viewers by editing a speech made by Trump to make it sound as if he encouraged the January 6 Capitol Hill riots. Documents obtained by the outlet, which have also circulated among UK government departments, claimed that the BBC’s senior executives and chairman ignored complaints made by the organization’s watchdog. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt appeared to immediately celebrate the resignations on X, saying the Telegraph exposé was like a “shot” and the resignations are a “chaser.”
Shot: Chaser: pic.twitter.com/n0U08PnUJb
— Karoline Leavitt (@PressSec) November 9, 2025
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