A day after Nancy O’Dell released her statement about the lewd Donald Trump and Billy Bush audio tape, Arianne Zucker took time to weigh in. “How we treat one another, whether behind closed doors, locker rooms, or face to face, should be done with kindness, dignity, and respect,” she wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter, on October 9, 2016.
The “Days of Our Lives” actor declined to outright name Trump and took the high road. “In understanding the magnitude of this situation, I choose to stand tall with self-respect and use my voice to enrich, inspire, and elevate the best of who we are as people,” she added in the self-published statement.
Days later, Zucker gave an interview where she discussed the scandalous audio leak. It did not come as a shock to the daytime TV vet to hear Trump speak about her in such a crude fashion. “Not with that type of personality, I wasn’t shocked, which is probably why it doesn’t mean a lot to me,” Zucker said appearing on “Today” on October 13, 2016.
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According to the “Days” star, Bush did not present himself as he sounded on the tape. “Because when he came off the bus along with Mr. Trump, I had no feeling but professional, that’s it,” she added. To Zucker, the audio was not just about her and O’Dell. “They are offensive comments for women, period,” she said.
A year later, Zucker gave another interview about the tape as the scandal continued.
