Ex-NBC Anchor Billy Bush Alleges Media Bias, Reveals Anti-Trump Efforts During 2016 Campaign

Former NBC anchor Billy Bush has unveiled startling claims about a coordinated effort within the media to undermine Donald Trump during his 2016 presidential campaign. Speaking in an interview with Tucker Carlson, Bush accused major networks of prioritizing partisan activism over impartial journalism, painting a troubling picture of media collusion.

Bush revealed that during Trump’s rise to power, major networks allegedly mobilized substantial investigative teams focused exclusively on finding damaging stories about the then-candidate. “I remember this over at ABC News during Trump’s presidency,” Bush said. “They built a 75-person investigative unit solely dedicated to digging up negative information on Trump and taking him down. That’s not journalism—that’s activism.”

Reflecting on his own experience, Bush recalled how a leaked 2005 recording nearly derailed Trump’s campaign while also ending Bush’s career at NBC. The hot mic incident, which featured Trump making explicit and crude remarks about women, created a political firestorm weeks before the 2016 election. Bush described the atmosphere of “Trump Derangement Syndrome” during this time, claiming that opposing Trump became the singular focus of many media outlets, even at the expense of fairness or ethical reporting.