A video went viral Tuesday morning showing Fox News host Bret Baier getting ticketed by DC police. "LOL! No criminal is safe in DC! Bret Baier just got popped," quipped the user, who reposted the August 19 video on X, formerly Twitter. In the clip, Baier can be seen grabbing his registration papers as a DC Metropolitan police officer stood outside his white Mercedes G-Wagon. Later in the video, it appears that the officer hands Baier a ticket. It seemed like a calm, respectful interaction, which
many in the comments commended Baier for.
Others, of course, couldn't help but make a joke out of it. "License registration and your reason for calling Arizona at 10% please," one X user mused, referring to Fox's infamous early call of Arizona for Joe Biden during the 2020 presidential election. "The cops must've seen his Karaoke on YouTube ... " another quipped, citing the hilariously cringey video of Baier rapping The Sugar Hill Gang's "Rapper's Delight" in June. Others were simply confused by the situation, calling on the "Special Report" host to explain. Baier spoke about the incident on X, explaining the moment the police officer caught him on his cell phone and pulled in over.
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Bret Baier Addresses Interaction With Police On X
Responding to a query online about what went down Tuesday morning, Bret Baier wrote on X: "I picked up my ringing phone as I drove past an officer while driving my wife's car in Georgetown. He pointed to have me pull over- I did." In Washington, DC, it is illegal to pick up the phone and use it while driving a vehicle. The law states that hands-free accommodations, like Bluetooth, are allowed, as long as the driver keeps two hands on the steering wheel at all times. Luckily for Baier, the situation stayed fairly unexciting. "He was very professional," he continued. "I had to dig for the registration card. Got a ticket and left. I didn't know there was paparazzi."
His run-in with DC police came on the heels of President Donald Trump's crime crackdown in the city, prompting X users to joke that even Fox royalty isn't safe from a citation. One user said that it appeared Baier was scowling in the video, to which he explained: "That's because I didn't have my glasses to read the registration card." When someone suggested he switch to Bluetooth, Baier replied: "Already done. That day. Thanks."
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