Donald Trump and Right-Wingers Accused of Launching 'Hitler-Style Attack' on 'Weak-Minded' BBC to 'Dismantle Democracy'

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00:00Donald Trump and right-wingers accused of launching Hitler-style attack on weak-minded BBC to dismantle democracy.

00:07Donald Trump is being accused of orchestrating a Hitler-style assault on the BBC as right-wing figures in the US and UK

00:15step up attacks on the broadcaster following the resignation of its Director General Tim Davey.

00:20Davey, 58, and Deborah Ternes, also 58, and the BBC's head of news,

00:26both quit their jobs on Sunday, November 10, after an internal report found a BBC Panorama documentary

00:32had used a misleading edit of Trump's January 6, 2021 speech.

00:38Trump Leads Renewed Offensive

00:40Trump condemned the corrupt BBC, calling its journalists very dishonest after the report emerged.

00:46His offensive was echoed by allies who accused the corporation of bias and called for it to be defunded,

00:52with Caroline Leavitt branding it anti-Trump fake news and Boris Johnson calling Davey's exit long overdue.

01:00Historic parallels and warnings

01:01Senior media figures and historians warned the campaign against the BBC mirrors authoritarian methods,

01:08calling it straight from the Nazi playbook,

01:11attack public institutions, brand them enemies of the people, and replace them with loyal propaganda.

01:17Panorama report sparks resignations

01:20A 19-page internal report by Michael Prescott, a former advisor to the BBC's Editorial Standards Board,

01:27found a Panorama episode,

01:29Trump, a second chance, edited Trump's January 6 address to imply he had encouraged supporters to march with him on the Capitol.

01:36Davey admitted mistakes had been made and said he had to take ultimate responsibility,

01:40while Ternes said the buck stops with me.

01:43Fears for democracy and press freedom

01:45Critics accused the British government of caving to pressure from Trump-aligned politicians and media outlets.

01:52One senior producer warned,

01:53We're watching a page torn straight from history.

01:56Intimidate the press, rewrite the story, then claim victory for democracy.