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BBC staff links Trump's election to Nazis in stunning internal leaks

Leaked messages show BBC staff linked Donald Trump's election to the Nazis, GB News can reveal.

A BBC employee wrote about a Guardian article that claimed Elon Musk's share prices rose after Donald Trump's election: “Many wealthy German industrialists increased their fortunes under the Nazis.”


In a series of internal communications seen by GB News, BBC staff lamented the re-election of Republicans. One staffer said they were “disappointed”, another described Mr Trump as the “annoying orange” and others showed their dismay with crying emojis.

A leaked conversation on the BBC's Slack messaging service discussed a rebound for the US stock market following Mr Trump's surprise victory on Tuesday.

Trump won the US election after a tough battle with Kamala Harris for the presidencyReuters

One employee wrote sarcastically: “Don’t worry. It will all trickle down!”

Another employee said they “removed my Twitter bookmark yesterday,” referring to Elon Musk, a strong Trump supporter, and adding, “This will teach him.”

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BBC employees have linked Donald Trump to the Nazis

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A staff member agreed, saying they “really want to.”[ed] I want to minimize my Twitter usage, but the constant supply of Gary Barlow's Massive Son memes is hard to resist.”

When asked by a BBC employee who compared Mr Trump's victory to German industrialists profiting from the Nazi election victory, one employee replied: “…that's why aspirin is spelled with a small A,” referring to on the pharmaceutical company.

Supporters greeting Adolf Hitler in Nuremberg in 1933Supporters greeting Adolf Hitler in Nuremberg in 1933GETTY

A BBC source said: “This is further evidence of the BBC staff's crazy view of Trump as a Nazi.”

“The BBC is part of the media machine that has reinforced the claim that Trump admires Hitler’s generals and is a fascist.”

“This kind of nonsense undermines trust in the media and shows how distant and out of touch many BBC staff are when it comes to Trump voters.”

Richard Tice, the deputy leader of the Reform Party, told GB News: “Trump derangement syndrome has infected the BBC like a super-spreader virus.”

“It didn’t happen naturally but was manufactured as part of the BBC launch program.”

The news comes after the US stock market rose following Mr Trump's stunning election victory.

GB News received a series of leaked messages from BBC staff relating to the US election, all of which were critical of Mr Trump.

Robert Bates, a political commentator, said: “These comments are hardly surprising.”

“We all saw the BBC’s coverage on election night and it was, quite frankly, a national embarrassment.”

“These people have so little idea of ​​how whole swathes of the West feel that they are frankly unfit for life in 2024 and don’t know what to expect.”

He continued: “These comments demonstrate not only a rather cretinous sense of humor that explains why series like Citizen Khan are regularly commissioned, but also a sense of complacency that points to fragile egos born of liberal lifestyles are and have left. “These people are non-conformist.”

“Once we can no longer enjoy their current plight, they deserve our pity in the long run because they are simply foot soldiers of an ideology that will keep losing in the years to come.”

The BBC has been accused of anti-Trump bias since the start of his political career in 2015.

In 2020, the broadcaster discovered that an article published on its website showed partisanship against the then US president.

The BBC found the article breached its code of impartiality and expressed the journalist's views rather than a professional opinion.

Harrison Pitt, senior editor at The European Conservative and fellow at the New Culture Forum, said: “In Donald Trump, a solid Anglophile has won the White House. Not least thanks to his Scottish mother, the new president-elect.” has long stated that he loves our country very much.”

“Whatever our politics, Trump’s victory represents a unique opportunity for us to work with the new government and advance Britain’s national interests in the world – something that the British Broadcasting Corporation should at least report on impartially and perhaps even invitingly .”

“The fact that many of its employees instead make half-hearted comparisons between Trump’s billionaire supporter Elon Musk and Nazi-supporting industrialists shows how far the BBC has strayed from its mandate.”

“The people who work there see themselves not as dutiful guardians of our national interests, but as superior members of a cosmopolitan priesthood.”

The BBC has been contacted for comment.