Overview

• Baier was pulled over in Georgetown by a Metropolitan Police Department officer and cited for using his phone while driving, which he acknowledged on X.
• Footage of the stop, recorded by the Mollaan Babbington Group, circulated widely after reposts by social media accounts including influencer Gunther Eagleman.
• Baier said the officer was professional, he received a ticket and left, and he quipped about unexpected “paparazzi” as he explained he lacked his glasses and later set up Bluetooth.
• The traffic stop occurred as MPD operates under a 30-day federal order that also deployed National Guard troops to Washington, D.C.
• The White House reported 465 arrests since the crackdown began on Aug. 7, while the D.C. Police Union has touted short-term declines in several crime categories.