President Donald Trump's federalization of D.C. law enforcement to crack down on crime in the nation's capital means no one is above the law, and that includes well-known Fox News anchor Bret Baier.
Yes, you read that correctly. In a video on X on Tuesday, the famed anchor confirmed that he did indeed get pulled over by D.C. police as he appeared to crack a joke about not knowing there was paparazzi.
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"I picked up my ringing phone as I drove past an officer while driving my wife's car in Georgetown," Baier wrote on X. "He pointed to have me pull over- I did."
"He was very professional," he added. "I had to dig for the registration card. Got a ticket and left. I didn't know there was paparazzi."
The comment came after another person posted a video on social media that read, "LOL! No criminal is safe in DC! Bret Baier just got popped."
In the clip, we can see Baier in his white vehicle leaning over to the passenger side to grab something as the officer stands by the car and hands him a ticket. It was hard to make out with one-hundred percent certainty, but it appeared the anchor of Fox News' "Special Report with Bret Baier" thanked the officer at the end.
It is hard not to have a little chuckle at this video. But in all seriousness, the White House has made it clear they aren't messing around in D.C. after announcing a 30-day federalization of the police to clean up the streets.
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And all indications prove that it's working, as my RedState colleague Nick Arama reported, pointing to what the D.C. Police Union said in a post that's since gone viral.
While federal assistance gives us a boost, we must repeal the misguided Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Act in order to make these changes permanent.
Arama wrote:
Most categories of crime were lower: carjacking was down by 83 percent, robbery by 46 percent, violent crime by 22 percent, car theft by 21 percent, assault with a deadly weapon by six percent, property crime by six percent, and all crime by eight percent.
Those are good stats with a significant change in violent crimes. You'd want to look at it over a longer period to assess and see the raw data numbers, but that looks like a good start.
During a White House Press Briefing on Tuesday, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt also talked about the incredible success of the surge of law enforcement in the capital.
"There have been a total of 465 arrests since the start of this operation on Thursday, August 7," Leavitt told the press, showing law and order have returned.
Editor's Note: The days of lawlessness in Washington, D.C. are over. Thanks to President Trump, our nation's capital will be SAFE once again.
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