Melania Trump is speaking out almost 24 hours after audio of a lewd conversation between her husband Donald Trump and Billy Bush was made public.

"The words my husband used are unacceptable and offensive to me. This does not represent the man that I know," she wrote in a statement posted online. "He has the heart and mind of a leader."

She added, "I hope people will accept his apology, as I have, and focus on the important issues facing our nation and the world. "

The comment comes one day before Donald and Hillary Clinton will participate in the second Presidential debate.

It also comes after Billy apologized for his behavior in the conversation. "Obviously I'm embarrassed and ashamed. It's no excuse, but this happened eleven years ago—I was younger, less mature, and acted foolishly in playing along. I'm very sorry," he said in a statement obtained by E! News.