Ryan Lochte Scandal: TODAY Anchors Hotly Debate His Intentions, What’s Next | TODAY

New details about the scandal surrounding Ryan Lochte and three other U.S. Olympic swimmers draw Al Roker, Natalie Morales and Billy Bush into a sometimes heated discussion about Lochte’s intentions and what he should do next. Al says flatly that Lochte “lied” and “left his teammates hanging,” and Natalie thinks he owes the people of Brazil an apology.

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Ryan Lochte Scandal: TODAY Anchors Hotly Debate His Intentions, What’s Next | TODAY

[RadiantRachie]

Kids? Ryan is 32 years old. Stop calling him a kid.

[biffycoach]

He is a grown man. Stop referring to him as a kid.

[myluckettstarz]

You know a blk man is pissed when he say skadaddled.

[CaliBoyee]

white dude in the middle trying his best to save Ryan ass

[brunocoelhobass]

Al is right. There is no 1/2 lie... It is either a lie or not.

[handybunny]

I can't believe Billy Bush told Al Roker to "calm down". So not okay. Rock on, Al.

[michaelorsini]

Billy Bush didn't want to let on that Lochte made a fool of him after the fact that he believed his story. Bush calls Lochte's lies "embellishments"...and then he calls Lochte a kid: Lochte is 32 years old for God's sakes, he's not a kid. So Billy Bush isn't a serious reporter ...Kudos to Al Roker for calling Lochte on his lies...

[karaanwajeer]

A kid huh ?
Billy Bush are you kidding me ?

[Mo-cddo]

Not a kid... He's 32 stop saying that

[vladbcom]

Huge respect to Al Rocker for standing up for the right thing. As well great respect to the NBC organization for cutting Bush out of the programme.

[roachqueen]

Al Roker is mad as hell. He is not amused.

[CallmeBatty]

example of white privilege at it's finest

[YogiRed]

How embarrassing as a nation that Lochte can get away with this. This why so many countries hate us. Where are the values and the respect towards other nations? The Olympic Games turn into political quarrels because of actions like these. Representing your country! Hello?Let me say this again: Representing you country!!!!

[mindlessgonzo]

Go Al! Speak the truth! It's rare that any reporter is this frank about lies of someone well-known and not be afraid to show it!

[annalittle]

He should apologize to Brazil and the country he has ashamed

[bcotton]

Trayvon Martin and Tamir Rice were grown men but 32 year old Ryan Lochte is a kid. Got it.

[WenD]

Was Billy trying to play "devil's advocate"?  How could he excuse someone who lied to his face?  Al and Natalie are right on this one.

[callmejay]

His worst offense is lying to his mother? This is a very skewed perspective.

Lying to police and reporting a crime that didn't happen is pretty bad. Rio police wasted valuable man hours and resources investigating a robbery that never occurred.

Breaking someone else's property is bad too.

Peeing on the floor of a business in public is vile.

This is the behavior of a disgusting person.

[MsTeamBrisk]

Sad how he's defending this man. White privilege is way too much for us right now.

[kzanbusiness]

send this bush guy to his paparazzi show. he fits only over there.