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BumRushDaShow

(158,977 posts)
Wed Aug 20, 2025, 07:44 AM Aug 20

Fox News host Bret Baier pulled over in DC amid Trump law enforcement crackdown

Source: USA Today

Updated Aug. 19, 2025, 8:53 p.m. ET


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.

Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2025/08/19/bret-baier-fox-news-dc-traffic-stop/85726894007/



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Fox News host Bret Baier pulled over in DC amid Trump law enforcement crackdown (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Aug 20 OP
"... he had been pulled over for using his phone while driving." mahatmakanejeeves Aug 20 #1
Too bad he wasn't beat up wolfie001 Aug 20 #2
too bad he wasn't sent to a detention camp rurallib Aug 20 #13
Should've been deported durablend Aug 20 #14
I assume he is wealthy, why doesn't he have hands free phone in his car? Srkdqltr Aug 20 #3
My adult children have that. murielm99 Aug 20 #8
Good person!! Srkdqltr Aug 20 #9
I have that feature in my car, too Klondike Kat Aug 20 #11
He wasn't 'inadvertantly' caught up in anything Red Mountain Aug 20 #4
IMHO BumRushDaShow Aug 20 #5
Just to be sure why didn't they face plant him on the street,call him an illegal Bengus81 Aug 20 #6
First they came for CBS, then Murdoch, then FOX. twodogsbarking Aug 20 #7
I had to dig for the registration card. Got a ticket and left. I didn't know there was paparazzi." riversedge Aug 20 #10
Show me your hands! Sneederbunk Aug 20 #12

rurallib

(64,091 posts)
13. too bad he wasn't sent to a detention camp
Wed Aug 20, 2025, 03:01 PM
Aug 20

he would have had a good time in there.

Maybe an inside look at Alligator Alcatraz would have opened his eyes - nah, I doubt it!

Srkdqltr

(8,830 posts)
9. Good person!!
Wed Aug 20, 2025, 10:51 AM
Aug 20

Im over 80. My phone is hands free in my car. I don't use it often but it's valuable when needed.
I set it up myself BTW

Klondike Kat

(906 posts)
11. I have that feature in my car, too
Wed Aug 20, 2025, 02:15 PM
Aug 20

It interfaces with the radio via Bluetooth. The radio is controlled via touchscreen. It's not perfect, but it is good. My old Buick Rendezvous was voice activated. I miss that old Buick - motor and drive train were top-notch (over 206,000 miles) but the frame was rusting away (road salt from Minnesota winters).

Red Mountain

(2,174 posts)
4. He wasn't 'inadvertantly' caught up in anything
Wed Aug 20, 2025, 08:29 AM
Aug 20

he was pulled over for breaking the law.

Seriously weird phrasing on so many levels.

BumRushDaShow

(158,977 posts)
5. IMHO
Wed Aug 20, 2025, 08:32 AM
Aug 20

It was written correctly because usually the below is in effect -



So for him, it was obviously a mistake.

Bengus81

(9,220 posts)
6. Just to be sure why didn't they face plant him on the street,call him an illegal
Wed Aug 20, 2025, 08:45 AM
Aug 20

and put a knee in his back and on his neck? Yeah...they used the skin color chart.

riversedge

(77,402 posts)
10. I had to dig for the registration card. Got a ticket and left. I didn't know there was paparazzi."
Wed Aug 20, 2025, 11:46 AM
Aug 20

I imagine many folks in DC are irritated by traffic checkpoints?
Actually, I do not know how many or IF checkpoints have increased since Trumps crackdown.??
OR--closely related--folks stopped and questioned by ICE or police. I would find that very intrusive!!



.........."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.
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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.....................

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