No one seems to be safe amid President Trump’s crime crackdown in Washington, D.C. — not even Fox News host Bret Baier, who was caught on video being pulled over by police in the nation’s capital.
The “Special Report” host was stopped by a D.C. cop for distracted driving while behind the wheel of a white Mercedes-Benz G-Wagon.
The footage, which shows Baier being given a ticket, was captured by real estate firm The Mollaan Babbington Group and shared Sunday on Instagram.
“With Trump’s federal takeover of DC in full swing, you can’t make this up: I watched even FOX’s Bret Baier get pulled over in Georgetown. And for what? I honestly couldn’t tell,” read the video’s caption.
Baier, who has interviewed Trump and occasionally played golf with him, fessed up to the police-involved incident and offered more details Tuesday.
“I picked up my ringing phone as I drove past an officer while driving my wife’s car in Georgetown,” tweeted the 55-year-old New Jersey native.
“He pointed to have me pull over — I did,” he continued. “He was very professional. I had to dig for the registration card. Got a ticket and left. I didn’t know there was paparazzi.”
Trump announced last week he wanted to “liberate” Washington, D.C., and placed the Metropolitan Police Department under direct federal control. He also deployed around 800 National Guard troops to “rescue” D.C. from “crime, bloodshed, bedlam and squalor.”
The controversial overhaul has occurred despite official statistics stating that violent crime in the city has declined in recent years.
On Tuesday, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced there have been 465 arrests in D.C. since the start of the crackdown Aug. 7.
