NBC Ends Business Relationship with Donald Trump
/Earlier Today FTVLive told you about NBC's conflict of interest with the network, Donald Trump and his Miss Universe/Miss USA pageant.
We pointed out that after Trump decided to take a shot at basically Mexico and anyone that Mexican blood running through their body, the Univision Network thought that Trump crossed the line and they decided to take a stand and pull the plug on carrying Trump's Miss Universe Pageant on their network.
NBC also carries the beauty pageant and they were not nearly as bold as Univision, but they did take a step back from Trump saying they don't agree with his comments.
As we pointed out, while NBC was backing away from Trump, they still had a problem.
MSNBC anchor Thomas Roberts was the slated host of the pageant along with Cheryl Burke.
FTVLive wrote earlier, "So while NBC is saying they do not agree with Trump or his comments, they are leaving out the fact that one of their own anchors is slated as the host of the pageant. Is NBC going to let this happen?"
Well after FTVLive asked the question it appears that answer is "no." NBC just released a statement saying, "Due to the recent derogatory statements by Donald Trump regarding immigrants, NBCU is ending its business relationship with Mr. Trump"
NBC has canceled plans to air the pageant and we're guessing MSNBC Anchor Thomas Roberts will not be hosting.
We're guessing that any NBC staffers that had a tee time at one of Trump's golf courses, might want to check about getting on at another course.
Just saying....