The nephew of former President George H.W. Bush and cousin of former President George W. Bush, Billy Bush, is returning to TV after the infamous Pussygate scandal last year during election season.
Back in October of 2016, The Washington Post leaked behind-the-scenes audio from an Access Hollywood special back in 2005 with Billy Bush and the now President Donald Trump.
During the audio, Trump uttered the now infamous line saying that women just let him “grab them by the pussy.”
Somehow, Billy Bush was the one who ended up with a career ruined while Donald Trump got the presidency. Bush said about the incident:
“That early part was just chaos. But then things progressed, and when you have a big, traumatic event, you go through stages, and it led to acceptance and understanding. And then I found myself in a place of soul searching. And I developed a commitment to become a better, fuller man.”
He went on to say:
“I felt that, in that moment, he was being typically Donald, which is performing and shocking. Almost like Andrew Dice Clay, the stand-up comedian: Does he really do the things that he’s saying or is that his act? And in Donald’s case, I equated it that way. When he said what he said, I’d like to think if I had thought for a minute that there was a grown man detailing his sexual assault strategy to me, I’d have called the FBI.”
He was fired from Access Hollywood after the tape surfaced. Yet, Trump got out of the scandal unscathed. Trump was the one saying the offensive things about picking up married women and grabbing women because he is famous.
Because he spent so much time with Trump, Bush had to kind of learn to deal with the crassness. However, I think he should’ve said something about it.
Bush is developing a new series to show viewers a different side of him. It will likely involve pop culture, sports, and interviews, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
Watch this video for more info about Bush’s new TV spot (after the jump):
https://youtu.be/osGnPAoaDnE
Here is Samantha Bee’s brilliant coverage of Pussygate:
Featured image via YouTube screenshot.
