Do You Think Billy Bush Should Be Fired From The Today Show?

[Osakagreg]

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1. Why? What did he say? nt

[Osakagreg]

10. He was laughing about it as if...

He was laughing about it as if it were funny or acceptable behavior. I find that troubling. I'm not saying he should be fired. Just saying his behavior is also unacceptable to me.

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12. If you feel so strongly, why are you not saying he should be fired? Maybe he should? nt

[MANative]

2. "Come on, give the Donald a kiss."

Enabler. He should be canned.

[PatSeg]

15. I found his laughter

and behavior very disturbing. When he told the actress to hug Trump, it was creepy especially after the conversation in the bus. Rather pimpish.

[TexasProgresive]

3. I don't think any Bush or strongly partisan person should be doing news.

[FreeState]

4. Yes

He encouraged the behavior when he asked her to hug they orange one .

[mercuryblues]

18. that was equally disgusting

After they had been ogling her and making those remarks, Billy says give him a hug. Hell, I want to take a shower with a Brillo pad just watching that.

[BSdetect]

5. What? Is he still employed?

[PunksMom]

6. Yes, only because I have never liked him anyway.

[mainstreetonce]

9. Agree

Very annoying personality

[Gidney N Cloyd]

7. Why? Is it in Lauer's contract to be the biggest asshole on the show?

[Gabi Hayes]

8. somebody posted here that Nancy ODell quit because he was such an ahole.

don't remember if it was because of harassment, though

I've loathed him from the first minute I watched him, not knowing who he was. what a smarmy, phony creep

that was my first, and lasting, impression

[Siwsan]

11. He wasn't working for the Today show when this happened, so what do their viewers think

It does shine a really bright light on his character. I'm wondering if they will get some pressure from viewers to fire him.

[MANative]

19. His previous show, Access Hollywood, is also an NBC/Universal-owned property.

He was "promoted" to Today.

[Siwsan]

23. Then I'd guess they already knew he was an immature, aging frat boy

His salvation might be his family connections.

[kacekwl]

13. YES

[lillypaddle]

14. No.

[skylucy]

16. No.

[UMTerp01]

17. If Craig Melvin or Al Roker was caught on tape saying that about a White woman they'd be fired!!

We'll see if privilege will be at work in this.

[cwydro]

20. He's a total scum and a suck-up.

I hope they fire him, but who cares?

[Freddie]

21. If he keeps Trump out of the White House

He should get the Nobel Prize.

[scscholar]

31. He's already ironically had more of a negative effect on rump...

than Jeb did!

[Paula Sims]

22. Heck yea

He's an enabler. Enough

[athena]

24. Yes. He could have stopped Trump, but instead he encouraged him.

Racism continues because white people don't speak up against it. Similarly, sexism continues because men don't speak up against it when they see other men engaging in it.

I found Billy Bush's words in the videotape just as disturbing as Trump's words.

[Txbluedog]

25. Well I'm sure Barbara Bush will kill him first

For knowing about this and not helping her poor whittle Jebbie

[catbyte]

26. Oh, yeah. Especially since he's obviously treating the whole thing like a big fucking joke.

According to the Hollywood Reporter, his voicemail, recorded by an assistant, says, "Billy Bush is out making America great again." WTF?

[liberal N proud]

27. Since journalism is dead and he is only an entertainer, then it doesn't matter

If he wants to be called a journalist, he should have called Trump on those remark then and there and if not then, they should have been revealed during the republicans primaries.


RIP Journalistic integrity.

[Charlotte Little]

28. Yes

On that 2005 tape, Billy Bush encouraged Arianne Zucker to hug Trump after Trump admitted on tape that he sexual assaults women by kissing them without waiting (for permission) and grabbing them by the (genitals). Billy should lose his job and be shamed for being a "wing man" to sexual assault, possibly even rape.

No brainer here...

[oberliner]

29. He is gone

"Taking a break"

[wildeyed]

30. I thought that after the Lochte dust up.

Where he argued with Al Roper about how Lochte deserved a break since he was just a "kid" What a douche.

[Osakagreg]

32. They just suspended him - CNN

As just now reported by CNN he has been suspended.