The BBC has upheld a complaint against its flagship news show presenter, Naga Munchetty, for an apparent breach of the broadcaster's strict impartiality guidelines after she criticised comments made by US President Donald Trump on air.
Munchetty, born Subha Nagalakshmi Munchetty-Chendriah to an Indian mother and Mauritian father, hosts the regular BBC Breakfast' show and back in July she reacted to Trump's "go back" comments in reference to four female American politicians.
In July, Trump made racist comments apparently against Congresswomen Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib and Ayanna Pressley.
In a tweet, he said they should "go back and help fix the totally broken and crime infested places from which they came."
Its statement issued in response to a complaint addressed by the corporation's Editorial Complaints Unit (ECU) notes: "It was for this reason that the complaint was partially upheld. Those judgements are for the audience to make."
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