Why the BBC crisis is entirely self-inflicted - Yorkshire Post Letters
From: MK O'Sullivan, Victoria Street, Allerton Bywater, Castleford.
Mr IL. Richardson (TYP, 17/11/25) says that the BBC errors should be put into perspective, then tells us why he has little time for Donald Trump. Does Mr Richardson imagine that the views of non-Americans, non-voters get any heed in the White House?
The BBC crisis is entirely self-inflicted, angering one of the two most powerful men in the world has consequences, as the BBC may very soon find out. Donald Trump has no need to sue the BBC, he can inflict serious pain and damage by barring the BBC from any White House contacts, from Press conferences, when he is visiting other states, when visiting heads of state or government are received at the White House. Perhaps Mr Richardson might suggest how the BBC would cope with this.
I do not subscribe to the view that this was merely a big BBC blunder. My view is that there were/are those in the BBC wanting Kamala Harris to win the election, and acted with this in mind.
Let us not forget that Labour party members were in the US working for Kamala Harris, Keir Starmer must dread President Trump bringing this up. The leader of the SNP said that he wanted Harris to win, not a clever idea with tariffs and Scottish whisky up for discussion.
Meddling in a US election carries risks for little, if any, gain.
I am reminded how the Guardian in 2004 decided that George W Bush did not merit a second term, readers were asked to write to voters in Ohio, addresses supplied, suggesting that they vote for John Kerry not for Mr Bush, alas there was no Kerry victory.
George W Bush was what Donald Trump is now to the left here and in the US, the ogre of all ogres, the horror of all horrors.
Donald Trump has been through an experience that no politician here has, so close to assassination. This must have had some effect on his mind.
Imagine if you will the elation in the BBC, Guardian, Lib Dems Sky News, SNP, Greens, Daily Mirror if Donald Trump had been assassinated. In the US, the liberal media on the east and west coast from New York Times to Los Angeles Times including CBS news linked to the BBC would be delighted.