Senior NBC executives made the decision to bench Billy Bush after lewd #TrumpTapes
Billy Bush did not appear on the "Today" show on Monday and it is unclear if he will ever be back.The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) has suspended television personality, Billy Bush from the “Today’’ show after fallout over the host’s 2005 taped lewd conversation with U.S. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump.
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The suspension comes as a flood of Republicans have withdrawn their support for Trump over the video that emerged on Friday showing the businessman, then a reality TV star, talking with Bush on an open microphone.
The tape was a major topic of the second presidential debate on Sunday between Trump and Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton.
The show briefly addressed their anchor's involvement in one of the biggest news stories of the election during their coverage of Sunday's second presidential debate between Trump and Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, though the coverage did not overtly reference Bush at first.
In the recorded conversation, Trump was conversing on a bus with Bush, then host of NBC’s “Access Hollywood,’’ ahead of a segment they were about to tape.
Bush apologized for his language and behavior in the tape on Friday, saying he was “embarrassed and ashamed.""It’s no excuse, but this happened eleven years ago — I was younger, less mature, and acted foolishly in playing along. I’m very sorry,” he added.
"I've gotta use some Tic Tacs, just in case I start kissing her," Trump said in the audio. "You know, I'm automatically attracted to beautiful ... I just start kissing them. It's like a magnet. Just kiss. I don't even wait. And when you're a star, they let you do it. You can do anything."
"Grab them by the p----. You can do anything," Trump added.
