One of President Donald Trump’s media allies is making a grim prediction about the result of a lawsuit against the BBC.
As BizPac Review previously reported, the president’s legal team sent a notice to the BBC regarding a documentary they aired on his January 6, 2021, speech. They accuse the corporation of publishing “false, defamatory, disparaging, and inflammatory statements” and demand their removal or face a billion-dollar lawsuit. While this might sound good for Trump supporters who are tired of the media getting away with speaking ill of the president, NewsMax chief and Trump ally Chris Ruddy doesn’t think it’ll be a slam dunk.
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“A lot of media companies would prefer not to go through the media spectacle of all this.”
Chris Ruddy, boss of US conservative outlet Newsmax Media and a friend of Donald Trump, talks to #R4Today about the president’s threat to sue the BBC for $1bn (£760m).#R4Today pic.twitter.com/34fM0TSk7q
— BBC Radio 4 Today (@BBCr4today) November 11, 2025
Sitting down with BBC Radio 4’s Today program, Ruddy warned the outlet that Trump may bring a lawsuit against them, even if it is not likely for him to end up winning.
“I have no doubt that the BBC misrepresented what the president said, and that’s pretty clear. I think everybody agrees; otherwise you wouldn’t have had those resignations. I’m also very assured that if the BBC took the case to court, they would prevail,” he said, citing Florida’s “strong libel laws that defend media companies and free speech.”
“A lot of media companies would prefer not to go through the media spectacle of all this,” he added.
Indeed, many media companies in the United States that have had their coverage of the president challenged ended up settling the case rather than choosing to go to court and all of the proceedings that would come with it. Ruddy believes that Trump sees these settlements as “victories,” rather than corporations trying to save face.
“I think he sees these as victories. I mean, I’ve talked to him about the CBS and the ABC case, and he sees this as legitimizing his claims that there’s fake news, that the news is out to get him. I think there’s a feeling that the media in America is quite weaponized,” he explained.
He also said the resignations of BBC director-general Tim Davie and BBC News and Current Affairs chief Deborah Turness, who both stepped down amid fallout over the Trump documentary, were proof of “accountability” within the outlet. It remains to be seen whether BBC will correct their coverage, or will opt to settle with the United States leader to prevent further damage to their image.
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Sierra Marlee is a millennial whose hunger for the truth in a world of fake news has led her to write. Marlee also contributes to BizPac Review.
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