Billy Bush Believes The Women Accusing Trump Of Sexual Assault

[@Ravenzpeak]

"having to play along with someone you don't respect?" isn't that like just about everyone's experience who ever had to work for a jerk? Know the feeling!

[@Zonyxe]

Bottom line is, this is a guy who's admitting his mistakes, learned from it and wants to do something good to make up for it. And that's EXACTLY what a person should do. Not lie more, deny facts and keep the shit ball going.

[@barnettstrongmanjnes5023]

Trump says it and it's his voice and then gets off the bus but says it's not him. After he already admitted on national TV that he di do it. But you trut him to tell you the truh?

[@joebenson528]

False. This is another Bush Neo-Con that was trying to sink the Anti war Trump presidency.

[@Nicholasryan17]

I actually was surprised at how nuanced his answers were. The crowd was against him from the start, he knew that, and just laid it out on the table. Respect for that at the very least. To be honest I only know him from that clip though.

[@aperson2730]

Nicholasryan17 Agreed, he gave some high quality answers

[@acacius9903]

So he got fired for laughing along because the other dude had much more power and brought more money. But then that dude get elected as president. I would be bitter af.

[@brandonn3543]

Acacius trump2020 🇺🇸

[@danielfaust10]

He laughed because what he was saying was true and it’s funny how easy it is for these rich dudes to score with these gold diggers. He should of fought back against the people trying to demonize him

[@debrawatson7489]

ditto

[@amandajack007]

Had he stood up to trumpet and said it just isn’t right he would have been a hero to women. Instead he agreed with the monster and laughed like a school girl . He’s sorry-he got caught being a coward. He’s sorry he got caught being a misogynist. He’s sorry he got fired . He’s still acting the same way . On the recent video of him speaking with the look alike rock police Lt. He said I’ll bet there are girls / women lined up to get in trouble to get in the back of your police car. They deleted my comment and blocked anyone else from commenting too.@Billybush#accesstv @Access @duanejohnson @stephencolbert

[@girlfriday-nl9we]

So you think it’s “funny” that Trump assaults & rapes women? And you equate his victims to “gold diggers” ? Would you say that if he groped or raped your mother, daughter, sister, girlfriend, or other loved one? BTW, it’s “should’ve” not “should of.” And there’s no demonizing a criminal.

[@siddjoshi2053]

*Billy Bush* _heard those words._ Fired from the TV job. *Donald F Trump* _SAID those words_ Given the most important job on the planet.

[@brendastarr7859]

sidd joshi God Bless AmeriKKKa

[@bedazzlejuju]

🎤 drop!!

[@TwwIX]

Republicans are morally bankrupt pieces of shit and always have been.

[@Celisar1]

sidd joshi It’s not the most important job but otherwise I agree 100%!

[@SUD-yb2pn]

Celisar1 I think being the leader of the most powerful country on earth with global influence is up there in important lmao

[@olliewarren1993]

Colbert is the only person who could do this interview. He never excuses Bush or let's him off but gives him a fair chance to apologise

[@brendanBranco]

OIlie Warren Agreed! I can’t imagine Fallon doing this interview.

[@matt-i3r6w]

Says the brainwashed libtard who can't spell apologize right.

[@brandonsnyder9950]

Matteo C It's correct either way, actually.

[@ajemo2]

Disagree. Colbert has such a clear political agenda that it is almost impossible to trust any of his interviews as being sincere

[@olliewarren1993]

Lol I'm English that's how we spell apologise

[@jakobrabitsch8067]

Did the band just play a dramatic rendition of "The Wheels on the Bus" when he walked in?! 😂 😂

[@Cycad97]

OH MY GOD

[@Lon.BedStuyforLife]

yep, they did, i noticed :)

[@gpgara]

Jesus, I didn't notice the first time around, but goddamn, that's hilarious! :)

[@lisamoon2919]

lol

[@headcold7250]

Lmao didn't notice that

[@gemmaskate]

This is a really great interview. Colbert held him responsible for his action, Bush took full responsibility and kept the focus on victims, and they made it funny without being inappropriate. I'm really impressed. He made a bad choice and is really trying to be better. I think at the time, firing him may have been the right move, but I hope he can start to redeem himself and get back to his job.

[@ysik7753]

"Treason"? Fucking hick.

[@infinitesession5439]

Dicky Jones what treason lol

[@mirfarrokhsalek2093]

He takes responsibility for as the minimum that he absolutely has to. There is tape, he is accountable for that. He rejects any extra responsibility. Even Trump took that much responsibility. This is quite business. No morality. They give him this opportunity to bring Trump down. I have no problem with doing this. But with all the harm from Trump, there are some good that he did, involuntarily. One of them is kicking the ass of some people that deserved it

[@gobbedy]

He took responsibility? Not one bit. He gave excuses -- he thought Donald was putting on an act, he thinks it ironic that Donald is president and he got fired. Not once did he describe that he did something wrong.

[@bubujooestes1499]

Gemma Pettersen I know Billy is sorry for his actions of not condemning trump at the time .I do hope he gets something good because he had a promising career. Loved him on Access Hollywood.

[@hoomandario3847]

Remember, This guy got fired and his career got destroyed for just listening to a predator and the predator is in the white house.

[@barnettstrongmanjnes5023]

My grandfather was a true gentleman but those kind don't want the job. The power hungry bastards want it an they o shit to women an at the time the woman might get a gig like Amarosa.

[@Tracymmo]

"for just listening to a predator" -- watch the whole damn tape

[@palebeachbum]

I get the impression Billy was just humoring Trump. He didn't necessary find what he said humorous, but more so giggling at the shock of it. It's a pretty common reaction in uncomfortable social situations. Trump is good at those from what I gather.

[@RobertJRoman]

"How about a little hug for the Donald?" is not mere humoring.

[@jetsamperes5762]

"The Donald has scored! Look at the legs on that one my man!" Yeah, Billy was just in shock. Surprised he didn't sue Access Hollywood for PTSD.

[@paullynch4021]

Ridiculous that the guy listening to tales of horrific sexual assault gets fired, while the guy guilty of horrific sexual assault gets elected President. I'm still shaking my feckin head a year later.

[@chronischtelaat]

Paul Lynch That's America for you.

[@JudithMoy]

Can we talk about how Stay Human played "The Wheels On The Bus" while he walked out?

[@bluelighthappie5781]

I didn't catch that the first time and then I watched that part again and now I can't stop laughing

[@梨花-m9s]

Judith Moy The Jazz version

[@tabbykenyanya1]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@charlottereese4879]

In minor!

[@saveUyghurs]

omg good ear! That's so clever

[@HenriqueErzinger]

He handled it well, I'd say. At least he is ashamed, and it IS bizarre that he is the one to take the worst of the blunt.

[@NathanTAK]

Yeah, I mean... he was kind of just there. He didn't react accordingly with 'dude, that's fucked up' (though, I suspect having someone confess that to you is weird enough that you don't react properly), but... the 'locker-room talk' argument _would_ be valid if it weren't for him confessing to sexual assault on the tape. It's strange that _he's_ the one that gets punished the most. +Helen Kistler ...what would he be apologizing for though? Most of his reactions on the tape are just laughter (which can be interpreted in a few different ways); he never confesses to anything, and given the circumstances, he might have pieced something together like "wait, wtf, did he just say 'grab 'em by the pussy'‽ I guess he means with permission because there's no way he'd tell me if it were sexual assault I mean, that would be a ridiculous thing to tell me. Yeah, he just left out that detail, it's obvious". For example. I'm not saying it _was_, but I'm saying there's nothing he really needs to apologize for. *EDIT*: (probably should have watched the video first) He gives a better example: he thought it was a joke, not an actual narration. He was wrong.

[@danielkorladis7869]

He could have handled it better, yeah. But it seems like when someone makes a really uncomfortable and inappropriate comment and a lot of people have a sort of fumbling, deer-in-the-headlights reaction.

[@samrobertson7927]

Unless that "someone" is a person in a position of power. Trump has a lot of power and could've strongly advanced Billy's career with the wave of his magic money wand. Calling Trump out could have jeopardized Billy's relationship with him and at the very least caused immense awkwardness during their shoot together. So I totally get Billy's explanation that he was just laughing along. If I were in his position, I would've probably done the same thing. (Except asking that actress to hug Trump cuz that was weird af).

[@camelsheit_on_the_walls446]

On the tape, there is one guy bragging, his tone of voice is comfy, it's easy to get the notion this is something he is accustomed to do. The other guy's tone of voice is a little nervous, his laughter is uneasy. When Melania said her husband was 'egged on' by Bush, I lost most of the little sympathy I had for her. And while trump's behavior is disgusting, Bush's behavior is cringey. What causes the first guy to be elected president and the second guy to be fired? - Double standards? More like triple, quadruple, quintuple standards..

[@kates4911]

gotta say this interview changed my opinion of bush. whether it is out of genuine shame or only because he got fired and hated on so much, he seems to really regret what happened and to have a quite educated and reasonable view on the whole situation now

[@calisongbird]

Kate S I agree, I had the same reaction. I think he’s done his penance, as it were, and is handling the fiasco in the most mature way possible. Wish I could say the same for the big orange asshole in the White House.

[@PeteBarrow]

Well said. I completely agree.

[@Multiabuse]

Whatever you may think of him, there were no press releases about him checking into a retreat. Usually celebrities make a big show about going to rehab. Bush likely actually wanted to look inward and "do the work." I don't understand the people still holding his feet to the flame, saying he should be branded a sexual predator himself and never work again. Some things are unforgivable, Billy Bush's behavior doesn't come close to that level. Most people don't have the misfortune of having their 10 year old poor decisions go on trial in the media and pilloried for over a year.

[@kates4911]

yup

[@lemonpeel1410]

I honestly don’t think billy is a bad person. I feel like he just was in an uncomfortable position and tried to laugh it off. (Also the fact that he even said he was trying to kiss up to him) yes, what he did was wrong but I feel like he is very remorseful and sincere when he talks about this. Don’t hate on this man anymore he’s had enough. Hate on the one who ACTUALLY made these extreme sexual assault comments. & sadly it is the president of the United States.

[@flaskhjertako]

If you ever had a child. Even if you won't, even if you don't. Do you want him/her to live in a world like this? Let's break this shit down. If the allegations to trump aren't true. In the minuscule chance... It's still demeaning. How the fuck'd you feel if let's say you had a daughter, and she really liked dressing very pretty. There were happy moments in childhood where you bonded over all of the moments where she'd drag you to the clothing stores to get better outfits. Sure it may have been annoying in the moment, but you cherish those moments later. She graduates high school, then college. She decides she wants to be a model for those pretty outfits. Then you hear from this douche running for president "I moved on her like a bitch, I don't even wait" How'd you feel. For your kid, those moments that you dreaded and now cherished at those stores seeing her happy face. How'd you feel if then she's reduced from all of those memories, all of those moments bonding to just "She's a bitch in heat"

[@user-oi5xs7uk5t]

Everyone's definition of bad is different. Though I think he was just doing his job, which some people might interpret as bad or good or neither I suspect Billy Bush's job was to kiss ass and get access to celebrities. He probably did his job too well since he got Trump to say those things to him. Unfortunately, we will never know the full story since I bet he had to sign some sort of agreement to be silent on specifics concerning his job at NBC in return for that $9 million settlement.

[@hazukichanx408]

Billy may or may not be sincere, but if you ask me, he doesn't seem like he's BSing here. He said and did stupid things, maybe from peer pressure, maybe because he wasn't a great person at the time. But he at least seems like he feels remorse for being a tool, and a desire to change into a better person, which would put him *miles* ahead of Drumpf, who still believes himself to be the best, smartest, most effective, most persecuted man in the world.

[@luisd.amezquita3086]

He's not. He just laughed at the wrong time.

[@DippyHippie]

👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿

[@MrRishdog]

Laugh at a guy for bragging about sexual assault - Gets fired. Brag about sexual assault - Becomes president. America you are weird.

[@sarahmagoo]

You forgot to add becomes president then endorses an accused pedophile. I guess the voters here want the world to know that here in the US sexual assault is fine and molesting children is great if you're republican at least that's how Alabama's governor sees it

[@tessasears3700]

Ris G ...I know ....It's so embarrassing ...can't put my head around it.

[@iliketowatch.]

Ris G Please don't judge us all. We are just as outraged about this guy as the rest of the civilized world is. We are also embarrassed to have this guy representing our country internationally. Plus we have to live with the fact that half of our fellow citizens are complete idiots.

[@mikeyb8040]

... pisses off almost every world leader, sells weapons to saudi arabia, bombs civilians in Syria, drains the budget of the secret service into his own pockets, rigs elections, lies to the public every time he speaks, has pissing contest with nuclear power...... I could go on and on

[@mariasoto8600]

Ris G Yes, there is alot of crap going on here. We accuse and judge the middle east for treating women like sexual toys and less than men but here we don't only do that, we praise men who do it. Being a "macho men" here in America is a quality that can get you to the oval office.

[@jacquescouteau6982]

Good to see C-list "celebrities" held accountable, while a serial-abusing sociopath is rewarded with the highest office in the world.

[@Llamaluver002]

i dont know, but u can start by asking the 20 women who have allegations against him

[@yz4043]

Jacques Couteau sir, he is B-list.

[@devo5572]

Julia Ghoulia Boy, sure is hard for a political rival to pay a group of people to say something, what great timing it was for all of them to come out at the same time!

[@NathanTAK]

...wait, which C-list celebrities are you talking about? As far as celebrities go, I'd probably put Louis C.K. on at least the B-list, and Weinstein was strictly an A-list non-celebrity.

[@Llamaluver002]

Devo actually they go back lmao, his ex wife had an incident reported in her 1993 book, Jill Harth 1997 lawsuit as attempted rape, a bunch of pageant girls came out recently, but the number of them has an indication. that took 2 seconds to google so im so glad yall stay informed lmao

[@yusuf.k.m]

For those of you saying he's completely innocent.Remember he didn't just hear those words,when they exited the interview he pushed Ariana Zucker to give Trump a hug.And asked her who she would want. He's not a predator.And not as bad as Trump.But still he's not a great person.

[@amcra1]

Yusuf Khalid not a great person? GTFOH. One mistake doesn’t make someone a horrible person. You nor I know Billy but to come to a conclusion about who is as a person based off a mistake is ridiculous

[@jlkailua]

I wish he would've been a little more honest about why he was laughing along with Trump, and why at the end he asked the actress to hug Trump at the end of that tape. He makes it sound like he was completely innocent. It should be ok for all of us to discuss this openly and honestly. That's when real change happens.

[@Darcnhife]

How warped would the person be, to actually be boasting of such a thing? I think that's how it comes across, just something between two animals, but one of the animals is so different from the sane animal. It doesn't even dawn on him in that instant, that he was interacting with insanity, and having actual assault being recounted with satisfied sincerity.

[@danielfaust10]

There wasn’t a crime they’re both innocent guys and women talk like this daily people need to grow up

[@mikeazskywatcher1784]

DT won because he is who he is. Doesnt make it with b.s. like every politician ever. I respect a dirtbag who doesn't cloak himself more than a snake of a dude who tries to trick people being a coy, slimy chameleon trying to appeal to everyone ....

[@ethan9869]

Interesting how Billy got fired for not stoping Trump when he said the “grab em” statement. Yet, Trump, the man who said it, got elected into the most powerful position on earth. (Not political just interesting)

[@semiperfekt]

He isn't the most powerful man in the world you silly american.

[@mironignacio5969]

who might that be ? vlad? merkel?

[@mironignacio5969]

Jinping?

[@ethan9869]

Johan Thunberg, and who is?

[@Mr.Bobcat1776]

Trump is our GOD-EMPEROR

[@valvalrox]

Okay but can we talk about how Jon played "wheels on the bus go round and round" when Billy walked in

[@00tonytone]

Billy bush a straight man likes pussy bush. What has this world come to. What's next people are gonna fight for toilet paper. It wouldn't surprise me. In fact I expect it.

[@00tonytone]

@@SurahOnline Adam did much worse. Because of the power of a pussy. Not only did he eat from the tree of life and death. He blamed God. The woman You and only you gave me. Told me to take a bite. You dont know what your missing. The power of a woman/pussy is played out and repeated in history. Helen of Troy, Cleopatra split the Roman empire. Just to mention a few.

[@kelvingunnar2637]

not sure if anyone gives a damn but if you're bored like me atm then you can stream pretty much all of the latest movies on InstaFlixxer. I've been watching with my brother for the last few weeks xD

[@emilioalfonso2395]

@Kelvin Gunnar Definitely, been watching on InstaFlixxer for since december myself =)

[@TheLazyComet]

the band freaking played a really slow version of "the wheels on the bus" OMG

[@blachubear]

If you here the horns its sounds like the wheels are slowly get flat too.

[@storybard4438]

...whoa.

[@JessMcNicholl]

*How could you resist an armoire?*

[@animec-dramaskpop6362]

When Billie Bush walked out they played "The Wheels on the Bus" lol 😂 the shade is real. Lmao

[@adireloaded]

Kassie Mitchell omg 😂

[@vmgx]

Kassie Mitchell Jeez. What else has this guy done except the bus thing in 2005? People freaking hate him

[@theresenydahl9531]

Brave of Billy Bush to face Colbert and the world, I hope he can move on and get work again.

[@TrollPriestZandum]

Therese Nydahl yeah, he was harmless. Didn't deserve to be removed. The guy he was talking with in the bus, however.

[@brainflash1]

They should give him Matt Lauer's job.

[@theresenydahl9531]

TrollPriestZandum I could'nt agree with you more✌

[@theresenydahl9531]

brainflash1 I would not mind if they did and I think many viewers would appreciate it but I don't think they will. I believe Billy Bush learnt his lesson and actually did not do much harm to start with, he played along by giggling but what's that in comparison with what we've seen so far😨Ok, not good at all but did he have to lose his job for it? I personally don't think so.

[@equisde8026]

seriously, why was he fired? now you can be fired if you hear someone talking about sexual harassment?

[@kingjamestres]

I find it funny that people want to continue attacking billy as if he HASN'T been paying for this the entire time. Sure he was callous, disgusting but he was punished for it while the man who was 100x more egregious was seemingly rewarded. You don't make change by punching the dead dog you go after the live jackal.

[@jimmarcinko3323]

james d you're not very bright

[@kingjamestres]

Jim Marcinko Sooo are you saying trump shouldn’t have been punished?

[@HillaryCampbell]

I appreciate a journalist who can allow the person they're interviewing to speak their truth, regardless of how crass it is. What would have been great about Billy stopping Trump from speaking his truth? Then we might never know who Trump really is....

[@donaldanderson6578]

Billy Bush did the right thing with this interview and thr NYT article. He gets my respect for that.

[@Jackkenway]

At least he took it like a man and didn't deny it, he got caught up in the moment, it was wrong, he knows that and he's trying to be a better person now. In the other hand there's the other guy who is now saying that it's not him when he already apologized for it, cowardliness!

[@StewChicken42]

The band played a macabre sounding version of "The wheels on the bus go 'round and 'round". lol, nice.

[@LeoSusana]

Thanks for that. I was wondering "What the heck was that song?"

[@honestlyforreal6304]

Im guilty of "laughing along" at inappropriate behavior, as well as being inappropriate for the benefit of attention. Anyone who denies this is a liar.

[@nickrabb3120]

That rendition of the Wheels On the Bus when they welcomed Billy Bush crushed me... and was also pretty dope

[@KyleCorwith]

This is clearly damage control. But the hatred that the guy gets is dumb. Let him apologize for laughing, it made sense he did, and let him fucking gets some work. Relative to the shit that's gone down, he didn't do anything worth the punishment of banishment.

[@seigeengine]

"This is clearly damage control, because I'm a deranged sociopath with no conception of genuine remorse." Yep.

[@KyleCorwith]

seigeengine You also forgot to mention forgiveness.

[@richardreese4889]

He only got the job because of who he's kin to

[@KyleCorwith]

Richard Reese It's true, I can agree with that. Nepotism is prevalent. However, it didn't prevent the outcry and ostracizing, which, in a way, means no name is untouchable.

[@Tracymmo]

You think we hate him because of the laughing? Watch the whole video from that day.

[@adipramana7]

I love the hesitant, muted applause at the beginning lmao.

[@joshgonzales8828]

As a father of two little girls Thank You Stephen and Billy . I'm glad you're keeping the conversation going One Foot In Front of the other Billy keep moving you have my respect.

[@chaldokid501]

It's absurd to think the person that actually said those things on the tape is now President. We've really sunk pretty low as a country.

[@Lisa-zt7er]

So very true! He's a monumental moron!

[@jayashreechakravarthy4949]

Abbey Emmons. Don’t emasculate me to save a child with bone cancer.

[@ernstbtmn]

You have regained my respect. I wish you the best, Mr. Billy Bush.

[@user-iw6im]

Oh hell no. Did you hear him on the tape? He could have shut down or redirected the conversation. As an experienced host, he had a choice. He chose to encourage the vile misogyny.

[@ernstbtmn]

@@user-iw6im Um, that's exactly what he said he should have done? BTW? This comment is SIX YEARS OLD!!!

[@user-iw6im]

@ernstbtmn I don't believe a word he says BTW this is the internet. If it's still on here it's fair game 🤣🤣

[@ernstbtmn]

@@user-iw6im That is YOUR opinion. And the fact you posted to a comment that's SIX YEARS OLD should speak for itself 🤣🤣

[@ernstbtmn]

@@user-iw6im I am well aware of how the internet works. But I feel like you're not catching on to how replying to a comment POSTED SIX YEARS AGO says about you But hey, It's the internet 🤣

[@kinghabi]

The booking dept who managed to get Billy Bush with this timing are doing their job right.

[@Vik7736]

yeah, his schedule was probably really full.

[@casualgerm]

i was thinking the same thing. And good for Billy. I see this man in a different light. Trump got him fired and he has every right to expose the goon (Trump) and profit from Trump's own words. Trump is the best at digging his own grave...hell, we all should try to make some form of profits from his fuckery. lol

[@alexanderhummel3917]

Anybody feeling sorry for billy bush should rewatch the tape...

[@DJK-cq2uy]

😂 at u

[@gohsookjin]

Gotta hand it to Scaramucci and B Bush. It takes tremendous amount of courage for them to come on this show.

[@dothedeed]

Trump has dementia / Alzheimer's just like his father. In old interviews from the 90s he never acted like this. Its well known that President Reagan also suffered severe mental decline during his second term. There needs to be tests on very old judges / politicians to make sure they're mentally fit.

[@robert7622]

he's not that bad yet.. His 70 + years old starting a new career he's just old and out his depth.

[@ASMRyouVEGANyet]

Robert not that bad yet? I certainly don't want to see how bad it's going to get.

[@robert7622]

Yea your doing a disservice to people with actual dementia and Alzheimer's by over reacting to his public speaking. No doctor would take this seriously yet. Christ listen to Bushes speeches from the 2001 on wards... Trump needs to go for a number of reasons, but your run the risk of the right calling hysteria on this angle.

[@zeusapollo8688]

Stop electing old white guys

[@wolf2109]

*CBS needs to hire Billy. Hes talented and was treated unfairly*

[@philip5791-g2e]

I never really cared for Billy Bush one way or the other, but I got to say that I have at least some respect for him for accepting this, not trying to pretend that it didn’t happen and trying to grow from this. Good luck Billy.

[@PatriCoop]

Most journalists don't hold a candle to Stephen. Fantastic interview as usual.

[@clarastenborg493]

This was an excellent interview, Stephen really did his job

[@Grisostomo06]

Billy Bush was the fall guy. Terrible injustice. I'm sure he'll make it back on a network. You could see he's mortified and embarrassed beyond belief by his sycophantic giggling at Trump's boorish behavior. I never thought very much of the host of Access Hollywood or even of the show itself but it's hard not to feel sorry for him.

[@lucasdude]

exactly!! as a host what else are u to do than nervously laugh at absurd shit some stars say. like he said he thought trump was just saying crazy shit to impress him - a sort of "character" if u will. he didnt actually think he was serious and when it did dawn on him that he coulda been telling the truth he didnt even know who to take that to. i mean he literally said in this interview that he shoulda told the fbi lmfao i dont think thats who u go to right away for this stuff billy boy. and u can see how much he regrets this and how much he just wants to stop living it. the man is Tired and probably wishes he had a time machine so he could go back and do the right thing but seeing as he doesnt have one all he can do is apologize, say he was wrong, and do better.

[@Dawn-iu8nx]

I don't care what Billy Bush has to say about anything. I never want to see or hear him again. Stop trying to force him on us.

[@wilmotown]

Billy Bush notably withheld vindictive commentary after Colbert’s uncharacteristically savage question about how he felt about getting fired. If there’s any way to walk away from Trump’s madness with your dignity intact, Billy Bush has found it. I hope he can find a new avenue.

[@DMarie342]

Who among us hasn’t laughed at inappropriate jokes? I hope Billy rebounds

[@dckfg01]

The show is a redemption for Billy Bush.

[@mengjan8963]

True irony. How can laughing with the star of the show your network is hosting be a fireble offense. If anything, it's doing your job. And the other become president.

[@rahulb064]

This man got a lot of punishment and the man who actually quoted became the President.

[@rahulb064]

LuxLisbon79 I don't support Billy bush in any way....this man deserves to be fired and Trump should be impeached and thrown in jail for all he did throughout his life.....I am not an American but you know what, not a single day goes by without thinking Trump's impeachment and imprisonment

[@JasperKamphuis]

He didn't actually do anything illegal though. Neither did Trump in the tape, but he was admitting to something illegal...

[@rahulb064]

Jasper Kamphuis Billy got fired because he made insensitive comments and for Trump..ask the ladies who have been accusing him of Sexual Harassment and colluding with foreign govt. during an election is a disgusting thing.... pls don't support Trump pls.....that man do not deserve to be president.

[@JasperKamphuis]

How am I supporting Trump? I said that Billy Bush didn't do anything illegal, whereas Trump did...

[@rahulb064]

Jasper Kamphuis we are on the same page here and sorry I misunderstood that a bit.My apologies and If anyone reads those comments I am just letting them know that Trump is not worth fighting for..I hope you understand what I mean

[@270shoot]

Here's a guy who accepts that he did wrong, apologizes and obviously tries to turn it around. I like him!

[@mariasoto8600]

Jan Pitman Mean while the one who actually said it is denying it was him...oh lord haha..I laugh in disbelief.

[@bloom823]

Billy Bush seems like a nice guy, who like many, got caught in the wake of Donald Trump’s negative and criminal life.

[@yokopaul-ishii6385]

it's time women must be believed. Amen!

[@MRayner59]

Only in America would the guy laughing at Trump's "locker room talk" get canned, while a verified sexual predator not only gets off scot-free but becomes President of the United States.

[@markmyjohnson51]

Martin Rayner hes not VERIFIED

[@markmyjohnson51]

Martin Rayner hes not a sexual ptedator

[@tntstorms7969]

@@markmyjohnson51 More like vilified.

[@jenniferwilcox9759]

@Martin Rayner; I'm not excusing Trump. However, you'd do well to do some more global research, regarding world leaders, before you hold up America as the "only" example of such behavior.

[@Calixto96]

Lol the band is playing 'The wheels on the bus go round and round.' No Chill

[@mumble.jumbles]

Genius idea to play that tragically blue version of "Wheels on the Bus" as his intro.

[@MostlySaneNH]

I think it's "Pop Goes the Weasel."

[@arnesl929]

mercerdamon OO

[@Darcnhife]

Everyone, put the mouse over the comment, and click on the pop up on the right, then report for either hate speech or harassment.

[@VintageRS]

this is what I don't understand...if a male is talking derogatory about women and you are a man listening and you are not comfortable, why don't you just tell that man "hey man I don't agree with that or hey man you shouldn't talk about women like that"...why is it so hard for men to stand up for themselve around other men?

[@lukaduka1001]

Are you trying to tell me women do not make derogatory comments about men? It happens just as frequently. I have heard so called innocent women speaking many times about men

[@SeansModelBuilds2017]

You just answered your own question. The only way men and women will not be able to offend each other is if they have no contact. Of course then the human race becomes extinct in a century, the nuclear reactors melt down and the Earth explodes.

[@mikeazskywatcher1784]

We'll be seen as gay. DT won because he is who he is. Doesnt make it with b.s. like every politician ever. I respect a dirtbag who doesn't cloak himself more than a snake of a dude who tries to trick people being a coy, slimy chameleon trying to appeal to everyone ....

[@MikhailKalashnikovMiG]

I think it's absolutely amazing how the Commander-in-chief of America can get away with talking about moving on married women, bragging about grabbing women by the pussy (if you're a store), have multiple women accusing him of sexual harassment, and somehow decent men like Al Franken and Charlie Rose can get their careers destroyed. Come on America... Your clown in chief has successfully pissed off even your staunchest allies - UK and Australia, and he's slowly dismantling your country bit by bit if you continue letting him. The age of America is slowly coming to an end.

[@smcg8504]

what what because people suck, unless they feel like they shouldn't in order to achieve their goals quicker.

[@MakingMasterMoney]

what what the age of America came to an end when China became the world's strongest nation. America being the leader in anything other than stupidity, hate and ignorance is a joke.

[@rizalljones1083]

How do u get fired for what someone else say?

[@jaydavids6485]

Rizall Jones - corporate lawyers so fucking scared they make PC look Hitler- like

[@scca-lz1hp]

That was the darkest version of "Wheels on the Bus" I've ever listened too

[@enemy51]

Wow I didn't even notice, that's dark as hell

[@Alloy-p3u]

Now Billy Bush is blaming NBC

[@renatacantoregross6283]

Billy Bush should not have been fired so quickly. It was unjust. He should be rehired. If anything he was a bit heroic for trying to warn people about trump.

[@jetsamperes5762]

Billy Bush got $9 million dollars from NBC as a parting gift. . He's no hero. How did he try to warn people? NBC tried to edit him out of the tape before it aired so as to not embarrass him and them. No tears shed for that asshole.

[@alexsmith1207]

Trump should of apologised to other women he paid for to shut them up

[@whitedeion598]

The funny thing is that this tape actually helped Trump get elected. It was completely coordinated, and a lot of the country saw it as just that, and it strengthened their resolve to put their middle finger up to the MSM and guys like Colbert.

[@maxkordon]

white deion so you don't believe it happened?

[@whitedeion598]

+Max Kordon of course it happened. Guys talk shit all the time. Who cares. The faux outrage of the self righteous "asexual monks" in the MSM put a lot of people off. A lot of people said, "me and my friends, say things worse. My wife/girlfriend says worse with her friends." Hell, right after the tape came out I heard worse from a group of women at work who thought no one could hear them in a conference room in front of my cubicle. And our custodian (a woman) beat both of them the next week.

[@Giby86]

Stephen Colbert is just the best at handling this kind of things. Wow.

[@Giby86]

No. Being fair to people he doesn't like without softballing them.

[@kevinpotts123]

Jack Pot says the moron who still doesn't understand that The Colbert Report was not real, it was meant to make Repubs look like retards, and in your case it is still doing so.

[@siddjoshi2053]

Roy Moore is quite clearly going to win... One thing that American politics has taught me, the more disgusting you're, the more powerful position you are going to get...

[@drextrey]

sidd joshi You know american really well, they love cheesy, greasy, ugly, toxic and disgusting stuff. Not all of them, but obviously lots of them.

[@ryanfaucette5965]

Did anyone else notice the band playing "the wheels on the bus" in a minor key when Billy comes out? Thats genius

[@sjk9804]

Shit!

[@bsenroy]

Billy: "... we all had to kiss that ring every now and then" Stephen: "And where was he wearing that ring?" Yo Stephen So savage!!!!

[@ahainjay]

His walk out music being a somber “The wheels on the bus”.... #savage

[@JeddtheJedi]

Angela Holmberg I did not notice that!

[@channelforpositivitylunder9385]

The reality of how Billy Bush essentially *lost his career* while Trump became President *shows* human nature of "as long as he fights for my agenda, who cares what he's like as a person" but what he's like as a person Does matter in whether he genuinely fights for your agenda or not .. T.T

[@mikeazskywatcher1784]

QueenEdgy but he won because he is who he is. Doesnt make it with b.s. like every politician ever. I respect a dirtbag who doesn't cloak himself more than a snake of a dude who tries to trick people being a coy, slimy chameleon trying to appeal to everyone .... Women should be more suspect of the chameleon than the up-front/honest dude. At least she can see what she's getting herself into. Too many women fall for the dude who says he loves her just to get in her pants. Single moms know what I mean....

[@jsilve1]

Wow! Billy Bush seems bright, thoughtful, and sincere. Go figure

[@brothermalcolm6245]

BIlly lost his career but Trump is still in the White house , the GOP can really get away with everything.

[@GWestNorthside]

Brother Malcolm. And he wasn't even the guy saying these things.

[@brittanywedd9320]

Did anyone catch that they played the wheels on the bus song as he came out?

[@calisongbird]

Brittany Wedd yeah, I commented the same thing above 😄

[@calebwest3797]

What's messed up is all this guy did was laugh at what he said and has been blacklisted while the Trump admitted to it on tape and became president

[@bl6516]

Caleb Brown It’s definitely not apples to apples - but what BB did at the time was essentially a blessing and approval of the behavior. It’s the kind of thing that contributes to a pro-rape, anti-respect culture targeted at women. Men are responsible to stand against behavior like this when they hear about it - otherwise, they are complicit in its perpetuation. And there must be accountability for that.

[@debbieodonnell1010]

Caleb Brown that is simply not true. Trump admitted to forcing himself on women, then when they got off the bus Billy Bush tried his best to play creepy match maker. That makes Bush an active accomplice. What type of man would try to set a woman up with someone who freely admits to being a sexual predator?

[@briannakubiwood6595]

Ya it's some serious fucked up shit! You'd think if Donny supporters had any sense of fairness, they'd at least defend Billy

[@susanbarbier5053]

Caleb Brown Thank you captain obvious.

[@richardreese4889]

Admitted to what?

[@PikalaxALT]

The band playing "Wheels on the Bus" was perfect for this interview.

[@afuatandoh2159]

Americans are very wired . For an American to vote this man it blows my mind, even woman unbelievable

[@1caramarie]

Maybe if you people had gone with Sanders instead of a female that makes Trump look like a saint, you could have won. BUT you chose to sabotage Sanders and follow the female. Lesson: if you want to win an election chose someone who did not steal hundreds of millions from the poorest of all the poor nations in the planet, call HAITI, whose people (almost all black) still are even poorer than before. It's called KARMA, the evil that people do will sooner or later catch up. By the way, Obama, left "African" Americans with the highest unemployment rate in the US, INCLUDING ILLEGALS. And his training centers in poor black neighborhoods was as fake as it comes and never showed up. I can't believe some "African" Americans still vote for the Democrats, must be self hate. I'm hoping you are just using a Swahili name and are not from the African continent, because as people who are actually from Africa and move to the US know that "African" Americans see actual Africans as inferiors. (I'm not using the term "blacks" because "African" Americans and blacks are two distinct groups. Blacks probably have no issue with blacks from Africa.)

[@matt-i3r6w]

Good for you, stay the fuck out of America!

[@LoversAnonymousMusic]

holy shit they played the wheels on the bus as his intro haha

[@andyhernandez7046]

At least he knows that what he did was wrong unlike the Orange in the house

[@frensplace5576]

Can I get uhhhhhhhh..... apology released by Trump on KZbin that has been up since 2016?

[@jimmarcinko3323]

Rand0m ness what exactly was wrong about it?

[@oscara8454]

L.A. Classical Liberal He is now saying that wasn't him in the video.

[@mayonggak5779]

Who's the orange in the house

[@JustMomHere]

Of course he was laughing! Trump was being an absurd clown.

[@JamesGU4]

I feel like Mr Bush has atoned for his part in this sordid affair, miniscule though it was. Now it's time to move on, let him have his job back and pursue with vigor the real perpetrator - the Pinocchio President. Well done Mr Bush for having the courage to face the cameras and public again.

[@al3cccc]

Yikes, the audience gave him the coldest welcome I've seen on this show.

[@AppleCore360]

To be fair, Billie only laughed. Yes he should have said something. And he should be ashamed for not doing anything. But Donald is the person who said and did those things. Being confronted by someone like him, a lot of people would have laughed along.

[@carpetfluff35]

Yeah, sure...laughed...got off the bus moments later and tried to get Trump a hug from the girl they were meeting while making creepy comments.

[@whiskeySe7en]

AppleCore360 completely agree

[@IronBrigadeStudios]

carpetfluff35 I would say a hug doesn't in any way shape or for scream for sexual assault. Plus two this man apologizes and things he should have done something. He's paid his price of the action he's commuted, if you ask this man to be punished more it's equivalent to beating a man while he's down.

[@IronBrigadeStudios]

micky8701 this is 2005 let's recap. Now I agree that what was said was absolute garbage. BUT why should this man be fired for what he HEARD. Yes the hug was problematic and yes it would be a very disgusting move but tell me this where is the sexual harassment that HE initiated. You're saying anyone who listens to this should be fired from their job if they listening in on this or participating on this as well. Listening shouldn't mean you should be fired from a job. This man is moving forward and trying to improve his life and your still attacking his past, I'm sorry but as a liberal I am disgusted with that though of if someone is trying to change in the present why do you live in the past.

[@MariaGarcia-fp7sr]

AppleCore360 I don’t think any women would of just laugh it off.

[@GailBecker-MSED-CM-Author]

Actually, I am glad Billy Bush recorded Trump because regardless of Trump becoming president, it is still his voice and it was he who walked off of that bus! He admitted to all of those crimes of sexual assaults against those women. Not to mention, I heard him admit to walking in on young contestants while they were changing clothes during all of those pageants. He said it himself!

[@Brutus1580]

Billy this was a tough interview to do. I admire your courage and your will to change your narrative. Keep moving through!

[@Musicluver742]

I feel bad for him. I don't excuse his behavior, but I feel bad for him. In his position, he probably had to laugh and agree with whatever Trump said in that moment. Billy Bush didn't commit the sexual assault Trump bragged about doing yet he was the one that got fired and Trump is unscathed. Tough.

[@jaelynn7575]

We don't know if he's ever assaulted anyone do we.

[@Musicluver742]

Trump? C'mon. Over a dozen women accuse him of harassment. And he himself bragged about walking in on girls dressing up for pageants. Don't be blind.

[@IronBrigadeStudios]

youngleo_95 he's talking about bush not Trump mate.

[@louieberg2942]

Colbert did not make it easy for him. Still, I think that's for the best for the both of them. Billy Bush still got a window to explain what happened and show he's (perhaps) not the jackass we saw/heard on the bus.

[@frowlinian8175]

Louie Berg he definitely doesn't seem like it, though admittedly I first heard about him when the bus thing leaked, and don't know a damn thing else about him other than hes.... jeb's son? Maybe lol but he seems like a decent guy, like all Bush's he probably horrible in the public eye but a genuinely good person on a personal level Edit: apparently his father is brothers with HW, so he's W. And Jen's cousin

[@ScottyRules33]

Anyone surprised by locker room talk are truly living in a bubble. This kind of conversation goes on all the time.

[@norobot801]

It's great progress if someone sees his shortcomings, is ashamed of it, excuses wholeheartedly and genuinely tries hard to become a better person. In his case it might be so. If it is so I wish him the best of luck.

[@1caramarie]

Right, the kid of millionaires, son of millionaires, cousin of millionaires, is now a great upstanding human being. Boy are you stupid or what. I had friends in that category and I can assure you, to them, you are something similar to a roach. I bet he would get a laughing fit if he saw what you wrote. Oh, sure, there are millionaires who are decent human beings, good lucky finding one.

[@phoenixxlaw]

The wheels of the bus goes grab grab grab

[@Boobalopbop]

He shouldn’t have been fired... What did he do wrong? The type of show and host he is, it’s not his place to say “No, Mr. Trump, that is highly inappropriate. I will not partake in your bragging of sexual assault”. I’m sure in the moment you’re in shock and don’t know exactly what to do.

[@jscotthatcher380]

Boobalopbop exactly.

[@Midg-td3ty]

If I were in Bushes situation I would think Trump is a low class buffoon that exaggerates stories of (what he thinks) impresses me. But I would have also (pretended to) laugh if asskissing was part of my job description.

[@scottysmiith]

Wtf!? Not his place?! He's a representative of the organization he works for. You want somebody representing you, your company or family, giggling about sexual harassment. He's a t.v personality, he should be well aware that everyone has a camera or recording device

[@dem0ninthemist]

very brave scoot. tell your boss to fuck off (or something similar) next time he makes a tasteless joke and we'll see how much longer you have that job

[@Jan-vv1zk]

Boobalopbop what did he do wrong? Watch the tape again and hopefully you'll be able to figure out yourself

[@TD-bu9wv]

Speaking as a sa survivor no woman wants to talk about this. These women knew he shouldn't be president because of what he did to them.

[@lizc4438]

I don't appreciate his sense of humor or how he acted with Trump but it's one thing to go too far with a bad joke and it's another to sexually assault 20 women. I'm glad he can see the effect of what happened.

[@iliketowatch.]

Liz C I agree. Billy Bush's laughter sounded like nervous laughter to me... the way you might react when your boss tells an ethnic joke at work. Also, I know that I laughed the first time I heard that tape. A lot of people did. We weren't laughing with him, we were laughing at him.

[@christchild57]

Billy Bush wasn't just an innocent bystander who just giggled a little bit he actually instigated Donald Trump demonstrating what he was just talking about on the bus on that young lady when they got off the bus. He actually suggested that the young lady let Donald Trump hug her and Donald Trump moved in on the woman grabbed her and hugged her and kissed her and Billy Bush laughed because he was demonstrating what he had just talked about on the bus and that is what pissed people off. That young lady had no clue that she was the butt of their little inside joke.

[@coolcatcarolena4951]

Kathryn Smith EXACTLY!

[@LarryVasquez82]

there's a longer clip on YT, he did more than just laughing

[@jimmarcinko3323]

Kathryn Smith ya right Kathryn...,men are never the butt of the joke amongst women, so what? A group of men sharing sexual banter, oh the immorality...welcome to the real world. We don't care about your sodomy or your sexual exploits or attempts at such, as long as you didn't force yourself on anyone. And if you had a lapse in judgement 20 yrs ago, to further your acting career by sleeping with a producer, well then...This is not a defence of the likes of Weinstein or Lauer or their type. Men as much as women are sexual objects, and as much as some people would like to erase this fact, biology and nature will not allow it. So if a man is relating a story about how he tried to make some girl...but not by force, what moral law has he violated. Certainly not the law of nature or his biological disposition. What is there to apologize for? Maybe the crass and forthright manner in which Trump exposed the mentality of the pussy grabbing Hollywood elites...' when you're a star you can do anything...' Did Trump, in that audio ever say that he engages in this type of behaviour? No.

[@firstwave1890]

Jim Marcinko .... Is that a russian name? 🤔 hmm

[@Nick30468]

Jim Marcinko What's your point there? It's okay for some people to be horrible because other people are horrible too? Have some higher standards. Yea, it's not a gender thing, both genders can be terrible people. Funny how this has become a typical go to response "well, that person is terrible so hey, we should all have no standards!"

[@jericho1111]

Guilt by association. Our country really needs to learn to stop being so REACTIVE. However on another note, if this experience caused him to review his life and grow spiritually, that is never a bad thing

[@Ghost-cd7tx]

While I agree that it was wrong what they did to him. I don't think we should be ignoring people who are associating with guilty people. For example, being friends with a person who is a serial killer. If you knew that the person is doing that and you didn't stop it, then you should also share the blame.

[@jericho1111]

I like how he puts in in the Op-Ed: "None of us were guilty of knowingly enabling our future president. But all of us were guilty of sacrificing a bit of ourselves in the name of success" The general problem still exists, but I'm glad Mr. Bush saw what he was doing in the name of his success, enabling this behavior

[@l.c.street9308]

Billy is redeeming himself. Thanks for teaching us to treat others as we would like to be treated.

[@gshooting]

The wheels on the bus go round and round LMAOOO

[@luisavila8342]

The wheels on the bus playing in the beginning lol

[@michaelcarpenter3846]

Billy: Say it like it is " I was ordered to be on the bus, I was doing my job as I was told to do in making the STAR(D) comfortable and happy. The weak leaders I was following used me as a scapegoat to make themselves look good."

[@swan1uponleda]

This is why I like Stephen Colbert he’s up to sitting down with people he doesn’t agree with and holding them responsible.