TRUMP HITS BBC WITH MONSTER $5 BILLION LAWSUIT OVER J6 “FIGHT LIKE HELL” EDIT – BUT BRITS JUST SMACKED HIM DOWN HARD

President Donald J. Trump dropped the hammer Thursday, threatening to slam the BBC with a staggering $5 billion defamation suit after the network aired a doctored clip of his January 6 Ellipse speech that made it appear he told supporters to storm the Capitol without ever mentioning “peacefully and patriotically.”

Sources close to the president tell Fox News the 45th and 47th commander-in-chief is “absolutely furious,” calling the BBC edit “the worst media hit job since the Russia hoax.” The disputed Panorama segment spliced together two separate parts of the speech – “We fight like hell” and “We’re going to walk down to the Capitol” – while completely cutting the crucial line urging supporters “to make your voices heard peacefully and patriotically.” Trump insiders say the president views this as deliberate election interference by a foreign state broadcaster.

The BBC issued a swift apology and pulled the segment, but refused to pay a single penny in compensation. That’s when things got spicy.

In a move that has MAGA cheering and British elites clutching their pearls, BBC lawyers fired back that the program was never broadcast in the United States, was geo-blocked on iPlayer for American viewers, and – get this – Trump won the 2024 election in a landslide anyway. Translation: no harm, no foul, no billion-dollar payout.

Legal experts aligned with the president tell Fox News the BBC’s arrogance is breathtaking. “They think being across the pond puts them above American law,” one top Trump attorney said. “Florida courts have jurisdiction because the reputational damage was felt here, where the president lives and was running for office. Ask Gawker how that worked out for them.” The reference is to Hulk Hogan’s 2016 Florida verdict that bankrupted the media outlet after it published a private tape.

Trump himself weighed in aboard Air Force One Friday, telling reporters, “The BBC got caught red-handed. Five billion sounds about right. Maybe more. We’ll see.”

Yet across the Atlantic, the mood is pure tea-sipping mockery. Senior BBC sources described the threat as “laughable” and “classic Trump bluster.” One reportedly joked the network would rather burn every license-fee pound than hand Trump a dime for his presidential library.

This isn’t the first time President Trump has weaponized defamation law since returning to the White House. ABC settled for $16 million after George Stephanopoulos repeatedly claimed Trump was found liable for “rape” in the E. Jean Carroll case. CBS forked over another $16 million over the infamous Kamala Harris 60 Minutes edit. Meta, YouTube, and old Twitter combined paid nearly $60 million to make their post-January 6 suspensions disappear. Total haul so far: north of $90 million – and counting.

But the BBC isn’t Disney or Silicon Valley. It’s funded by British taxpayers and famously stubborn. Unlike American networks terrified of FCC retaliation or losing White House access, the Brits appear ready to fight to the end.

“American media caves because they have regulators to fear,” a Trump campaign official told Fox News. “The BBC has Ofcom, and Ofcom doesn’t answer to President Trump. That makes them dangerous.”

The lawsuit is expected to be filed in southern Florida as early as next week, with Trump’s legal team led by the same attorneys who crushed Gawker and forced massive settlements from U.S. networks.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed Friday that BBC correspondents could soon join Wall Street Journal reporters on the Air Force One no-fly list if the network continues its “defiant posture.”

For now, the internet is on fire. #BBCSlap trends worldwide, with British users posting crying-laughing emojis and Americans flooding timelines with popcorn GIFs. One viral clip of Trump’s “We’ll sue them for billions” quote has already racked up 18 million views.

This is bigger than one lawsuit. It’s the opening salvo in a global showdown between the most powerful man on Earth and one of the world’s most revered news institutions. And unlike the quick-fold settlements from cowardly American media, this time the other side is swinging back – hard.

One thing is certain: President Trump doesn’t lose fights he picks. The BBC is about to learn that the hard way.

Stay tuned. This one’s going all the way to the mat.