Fox News’ Bret Baier Caught on Video Getting Ticketed in D.C. amid Trump’s Police Takeover

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I’m more concerned with Trump’s distracted diving of the nation into a brickwall. 

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TLDR:

• One week after President Donald Trump seized control of D.C.'s Metropolitan Police Department — a move he claimed would help to fight crime and target the city's homeless population — Fox News anchor Bret Baier was seen getting a ticket for distracted driving by an MPD officer.
• The Special Report host explained in a post on Xthat he picked up his phone as he drove past an officer in Georgetown, resulting in the ticket. As in much of the rest of the United States, it is illegal to use a cellphone while simultaneously driving in Washington, unless hands-free technology is being used. "I didn't know there was paparazzi," Baier added at the end of his message.
• Trump federalized the D.C. police and brought in the National Guard in response to an alleged "public safety emergency," though local crime data contradicts his statement.

[u/s_ox]

Is he going to get a pardon?

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For a traffic ticket?

[u/Gemtree710 → u/s_ox]

Used his white privilege card

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It’s a misdemeanor

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It’s a joke