Bret Baier ticketed in DC as Trump launches law enforcement crackdown
The Metropolitan Police Department pulled over Fox News anchor Bret Baier for using his phone while driving.
Fox News host Bret Baier was pulled over this weekend in the Georgetown area of Washington, D.C.
Baier, 55, a political news anchor at President Donald Trump‘s favored network, may have been inadvertently caught up in a recent law enforcement crackdown ordered by his administration. Earlier this month, Trump announced he would deploy the National Guard in the nation’s capital to address what he saw as rampant crime.
Baier, who is seen in videos posted to social media handing his license over to a police officer, confirmed the incident on X, revealing he had been pulled over for using his phone while driving.
In a more routine traffic stop, the incident was handled by Metropolitan Police, rather than National Guardsmen, though the police department was also put under federal control by way of the Trump takeover.
“I picked up my ringing phone as I drove past an officer while driving my wife’s car in Georgetown,” he wrote in a post. “He pointed to have me pull over- I did. He was very professional. I had to dig for the registration card. Got a ticket and left. I didn’t know there was paparazzi.”
When reached for comment, Baier’s rep pointed to his social media posts. USA TODAY has reached out to the Metropolitan Police Department for further information.
In a series of replies to other users’ posts, Baier said he had made a point to set up a Bluetooth pairing device after the incident, so he wouldn’t need to remove his hands from the wheel in the future. Referencing what some commenters characterized as a scowl, Baier said he did not have his glasses, so he was squinting to read the registration card.
Baier, one of Fox’s star anchors, interviewed then-candidate Kamala Harris in the lead-up to the 2024 presidential election, and sat down with Trump during the Super Bowl for a closely-watched conversation.
