Billy Bush is joining Fox News Media as a contributor, bringing a long television résumé and his claim that ABC News targeted Trump in 2016.
Fox News Media announced the signing on Tuesday and scheduled Bush’s contributor debut for 8 p.m. ET that night on “Jesse Watters Primetime,” Fox News reported.
The move adds an experienced television and podcast host to Fox’s contributor ranks. Bush said he plans to address the people, ideas and events shaping American culture.
Fox also reported that Bush told Sean Hannity’s podcast that ABC News had a 75-person division devoted to targeting Trump during the 2016 presidential campaign.
The account did not name the division or explain its work. It also did not describe any evidence Bush offered to support the allegation.
Bush hosts “Hot Mics with Billy Bush.” He previously worked as an “Access Hollywood” correspondent and co-hosted NBC’s “Today Third Hour.”
His other jobs included hosting “The Billy Bush Show” and spending five seasons at “Extra.” He also covered the Olympics for NBC from 2004 through 2016.
Bush’s NBC work extended beyond studio programs. He reported live for NBC News from the wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton.
In the announcement carried by Fox News, Bush said:
“I’m excited to join FOX News Media and its loyal audience to share my perspective on the people, ideas and moments shaping today’s culture... as well as the ones trying to undo it,”
That language sets a clear direction for his contributor role. Bush is not presenting himself as a detached observer of cultural disputes; he plans to offer a defined point of view.
His ABC News accusation could become part of that broader media critique. If Bush can substantiate the allegation, ABC would face serious questions about whether political opposition displaced fair campaign coverage.
But a specific head count does not settle the matter by itself. Accountability requires evidence, whether the institution under scrutiny is a network, a government agency or any other powerful organization.
Fox is giving Bush a platform to make his case. The public should expect candor from him, and answers from any institution whose conduct he can document.
