Former White House chief strategist Stephen Bannon says New Jersey Governor Chris Christie (R) wasn't considered for a Cabinet position in President Trump's administration because he failed to offer support after the release of the infamous 2005 "Access Hollywood" tape.

"Christie, because of Billy Bush weekend, was not looked at for a Cabinet position," Bannon said in an interview on CBS's "60 Minutes," an excerpt of which was aired Thursday.

Host Charlie Rose responded: "He wasn't there for you on Billy Bush weekend, therefore he doesn't get a Cabinet position."

Bannon continued, "I told him the plane leaves at 11 o' clock in the morning. If you make the plane, you make the team. He didn't make the plane."

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“[New Jersey Gov.] Christie, because of Billy Bush weekend, was not looked at for a Cabinet position,” Steve Bannon tells @CharlieRose pic.twitter.com/zgKbpOfAiJ — CBS News (@CBSNews) September 8, 2017

Bannon and Rose were referring to the tape, obtained by The Washington Post in early October, in which Trump is heard talking his unsuccessful efforts to have sex with an unnamed woman.