BBC and Andrew Neil slammed over 'terrible' and 'biased' US election coverage
THE BBC’s Andrew Neil has been slammed for his “terrible” coverage of the US election, which Donald Trump has won.
Andrew Neil makes awkward jokes during election coverage
The BBC's live coverage of the US election also came under fire after it was accused of being “biased” towards Mrs Clinton.
BBC viewers were left frustrated as they slated Neil's attempted jokes during the extremely tense contest between the two presidential candidates.
The veteran broadcaster is presenting live from Times Square in New York, alongside Katty Kay and a host of experts, as the results slowly filter in from across the United States.
In a bid to provoke laughter from his guests, he joked: “Division is so bad in some polls if you’re a fully paid-up Democrat and your kid says that he or she is going to marry a Republican, you’re now really upset.
The BBC and Andrew Neil's coverage of the US election has been slated by social media users
Get Andrew Neil off the air. Totally exposed, utter lightweight
“And the same is true the other way, Republicans don’t want their kids to marry Democrats – and that wasn’t true 20 or 30 years ago.”
Neil’s lacklustre joke was met by a single awkward laugh as his humour was criticised on social media.
A Twitter user posted: “One of the biggest nights in political history and Andrew Neil making s*** jokes. Unacceptable.”
Someone else said: “Andrew Neil is terrible tonight.”
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The presenter was accused of showing bias towards Mrs Clinton
While another said: “Get Andrew Neil off the air. Totally exposed, utter lightweight.”
Others expressed their desire for Question Time host David Dimbleby to anchor the BBC’s coverage.
One user wrote: “Can’t stand Andrew Neil. Where’s David Dimbleby?”
Another posted: “I wish David Dimbleby was covering this election. It’s stressful enough without Andrew Neil.”
Other angry viewers hit out at what they saw was sympathetic coverage of Mrs Clinton's campaign.
A critic wrote: “Andrew Neil could you make it any more obvious you support Clinton?”
Another posted: “The BBC shouldn’t be a vehicle for its presenters to voice their own political views.”
Someone else said: “BBC’s Andrew Neil banging on about news in Russia being biased.
“Does that idiot understand what irony means?”