Trump declares ‘huge victory’ after judge rules against 'terrible abuser of the truth'

President Donald Trump celebrated a ruling in his defamation lawsuit against the British Broadcasting Corporation, calling it “A Huge Victory against Fake News BBC.”

In a Truth Social post Tuesday, Trump blasted the BBC as a “terrible abuser of the truth.” He then quoted U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Kuntz.

“In his powerful ruling, Judge Kuntz wrote, ‘Here, the news entity created the story. BBC admitted as much by confirming it had edited a video to make it appear as though President Trump made a statement he never made’” Trump wrote.

The online victory lap came after Kuntz allowed the president's defamation claim to proceed, finding he had plausibly argued that the BBC’s editing damaged his reputation. The judge dismissed a separate claim alleging the broadcaster violated Florida’s unfair-trade-practices law, according to Reuters.

“We will continue fighting against, and defeating, all of those who try to deceive the American People!” Trump added.

The case revolves around a BBC documentary that spliced together parts of Trump’s Jan. 6, 2021 speech.