{"id":18307,"date":"2025-01-13T04:07:45","date_gmt":"2025-01-13T04:07:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=18307"},"modified":"2025-01-13T04:07:45","modified_gmt":"2025-01-13T04:07:45","slug":"narcissist-abc-news-anchor-called-out-after-viewers-notice-him-pinning-jacket-to-show-off-muscles-during-onsite-coverage-of-la-wildfires","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=18307","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Narcissist&#8217; ABC News Anchor Called Out After Viewers Notice Him Pinning Jacket To Show Off Muscles During Onsite Coverage Of LA Wildfires"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Los Angeles is at the mercy of multiple devastating wildfires being spread rapidly by the Santa Ana winds. The destruction is shocking, and it\u2019s been absolutely heartbreaking to see\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/perezhilton.com\/mandy-moore-numb-footage-home-california-wildfires\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">so many people lose everything<\/a>. It\u2019s a heartbreaking thing to see from any distance, but up close the loss is staggering.<\/p>\n<p>Unless you\u2019re\u00a0<strong>ABC News<\/strong>\u00a0anchor\u00a0<strong>David Muir<\/strong>. He seemingly was more interested in how he looked on camera.<\/p>\n<p>In a video going viral on\u00a0<strong>X<\/strong>\u00a0(<strong>Twitter<\/strong>), the anchorman can be seen turning to the side in a short clip which reveals he has \u2014 get this \u2014 clothespins on the back of the firefighter jacket they gave him to wear. Why? Apparently to make it fit tighter. So you could see his muscles. Because that\u2019s what\u2019s really important. Ugh.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jack Osbourne<\/strong>\u00a0was the first to shine a spotlight on Muir\u2019s tacky tactic, captioning video he captured of the moment:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cNice Jacket Bro. Glad you look nice and svelte with those clothes line pegs, while our city burns to the ground.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Ch-ch-check out the video (below):<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Nice Jacket Bro. Glad you look nice and svelte with those clothes line pegs, while our city burns to the ground. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@elonmusk<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bGQ3zvF6lr\">pic.twitter.com\/bGQ3zvF6lr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jack Osbourne (@JackOsbourne) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JackOsbourne\/status\/1877151676630434100?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 9, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Social media was set off after seeing this video, with many users calling out the 51-year-old for being a \u201cnarcissist\u201d:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cWow! He\u2019s like, does this jacket make me look fat? Get me some clothes line pegs, stat!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat a narcissist\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s a fraud from head to toe\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is PATHETIC!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShows you what he is all about and his priorities \u2026 he is no doubt the guy in the gym who can\u2019t stop staring at himself in the mirror \u2026 smh\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cWhat an ABSOLUTE trout shouldered clown\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDavid Muir is a national embarrassment\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"lazy-ad-parent\">\n<div id=\"section-67849119610af-paragraph-slot\" class=\"lazyload-unit loaded\" data-google-query-id=\"CK_D_ZLp8YoDFZo8RAgdJSYr3w\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/21733733414\/Click_For_Details_Button_3__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Some users came to his defense, however:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201chow is this hurting anyone else i don\u2019t understand\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201ctbh I would do this too\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBaddies don\u2019t take days off!\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cOk? And if I was on the national news I\u2019d do the same thing\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cor because it\u2019s super windy and he didn\u2019t want that giant ass outfit to be flapping in the wind and ruining the audio coming from the mic clipped to his collar\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201c80-100mph winds + a loose jacket of this material = a nightmare for clear audio in the tv industry. common sense !\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cWhen we do our hunting shows we have to watch the clothing, the mic picks up the rubbing of material.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"lazy-ad-parent\">\n<div id=\"section-67849119610b8-paragraph-slot\" class=\"lazyload-unit loaded\" data-google-query-id=\"CJ3Zv5Tp8YoDFferOgUdlHoc-g\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/21733733414\/Click_For_Details_Button_4__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"lazy-ad-parent\">\n<div id=\"section-67849119610b6-paragraph-slot\" class=\"lazyload-unit loaded\" data-google-query-id=\"CJ_V0JTp8YoDFeAMRAgdOFQ8wQ\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/21733733414\/Click_For_Details_Button_5__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"lazy-ad-parent\">\n<div id=\"section-67849119610b3-paragraph-slot\" class=\"lazyload-unit loaded\" data-google-query-id=\"CKDcy5Tp8YoDFbAwRAgdWbsSCg\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/21733733414\/desktop_content_2__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Innerestingly ABC didn\u2019t include that moment in the \u201cfull broadcast\u201d they later put up on\u00a0<strong>YouTube<\/strong>. So maybe they caught\u00a0<em>wind<\/em>\u00a0of the controversy? Or the fact he isn\u2019t doing it at other parts of the video is proof the folks saying it was about protecting the jacket from the wind were right?<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - Jan. 8, 2025\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gr5_QHFkobU\" width=\"750\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>What do U think about this, Perezcious readers? Sound OFF with your opinion in the comments (below).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; Los Angeles is at the mercy of multiple devastating wildfires being spread rapidly by the Santa Ana winds. 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