THIS is the moment Emily Maitlis referred to Donald Trump as 'bats****' on live TV - before she as pulled off air and her co-host was forced to apologise. Former Newsnight star Maitlis slammed the victorious Republican candidate while appearing on Channel 4's election show. Maitlis said: "When Donald Trump talked about eating cats and dogs, half of America was just thinking: 'This is bats***'.

" Channel 4 anchor Krishnan Guru-Murthy interjected: "Stop swearing. I have to tell the guests off for swearing and then you do it." Maitlis replied: "I'm so sorry.

" Maitlis had been discussing a racist conspiracy theory about Haitian immigrants in Ohio eating locals' pets. Read More TV Trump had sparked outrage by bringing up the conspiracy in his presidential debate with Democrat candidate Kamala Harris . Later in the show, former Newsnight presenter Maitlis left for another work project.

Guru-Murthy said: "I'll tell Emily off later because I know she started the swearing. "It may be the middle of the night in Britain but they’re still a little bit sensitive about that stuff." Most read in News TV But Maitlis appeared pleased with her election night performance - sharing an article praising her grilling of fellow guest Boris Johnson .

Meanwhile on ITV, Good Morning Britain descended into chaos today when a guest swore twice live on air. ITV's flagship morning show was discussing the results of the US presidential election when the slip up occurred, forcing Susanna Reid to apologise i.