ABC's David Muir mocked for using 'clothespins' to adjust jacket's fit while reporting live on LA fires

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: ABC News anchor David Muir was brutally trolled and called "pathetic" and "narcissistic" on social media for using clamps to adjust his flame-retardant jacket while reporting live from the site of the deadly Los Angeles wildfires.

The host of 'World News Tonight with David Muir' was delivering a live report about the damages in Los Angeles for ABC News from a street in Pacific Palisades when his fashion misstep was revealed. 

David Muir's clothes peg visible on his jacket during wildfire reporting

While reporting on the Los Angeles wildfires, David Muir turns to point to the devastation behind him, saying, “As you can see here behind me.” As he does so, a wooden clamp, resembling a traditional clothes peg, is clearly visible on the back of his jacket.

The clamp, used to tighten the ill-fitting ABC News-branded jacket, emphasized Muir's torso and became a subject of mockery online.

"Nice jacket, bro. Glad you look nice and svelte with those clothes line pegs, while our city burns to the ground," Jack Osbourne wrote in a caption alongside the video on X (formerly Twitter).

While using clothes pegs for cinching clothes is a common styling technique in television, it was not well-received in this instance. 

David Muir mocked for using 'clothespins' to adjust jacket in LA wildfire report

David Muir, accustomed to public scrutiny, became the subject of online mockery once again, with social media users swiftly voicing their criticism after the viral wildfire report.

A social media user said, "What a loser @DavidMuir Sorry, not being nice here. He thinks he looks good the fact that he cares how he looks at a time like this is really something."

Another commented, "OMG hilarious - what a tool - ah well it is Hollywood after all."

One commentator remarked, "This make up wearing mofo used clothes pins to pull in the fire jacket he’s wearing as a prop, so he would look snacky for TV."

"Any male doing this is not a man to be taken seriously," said another critic.

One individual asked, "Does he pack clothes pins for fashion emergencies? Who the hell would have clothes pins on them in a burning inferno? Guy needs help…."

Another added, "He wanted to look more buff in his pretend play fireman suit "

Muir is well-acquainted with criticism. Conservatives criticized the anchor last summer for his moderation of the presidential debate, accusing him of displaying political bias against then-Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, reported the New York Post.

During the debate, the host allegedly interrupted Trump multiple times and failed to conduct any on-air fact-checks of the gaffe-prone Vice President Kamala Harris.

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