Fox News host Bret Baier delivered a zinger of a comeback after being called a “chubby leprechaun” by a former Newsmax and OAN reporter.
While the host of “Special Report with Bret Baier” on the Fox News Channel gets his share of trolls on social media, his response to personal insults by Emerald Robinson seemed to warrant a reply.
Robinson, who now hosts a show on LindellTV, mocked Baier’s height on X in response to a video showing an interview he conducted with former President Donald Trump.
“Looks like @FoxNews made @BretBaier stand on a ladder to interview President Trump since Bret’s barely four feet tall,” Robinson wrote.
Looks like @FoxNews made @BretBaier stand on a ladder to interview President Trump since Bret’s barely four feet tall. Only 282 days to go until that chubby leprechaun calls Arizona early for Democrats again! https://t.co/PjjLruXggT
— Emerald Robinson ✝️ (@EmeraldRobinson) January 22, 2024
“Only 282 days to go until that chubby leprechaun calls Arizona early for Democrats again!” she added.
Baier chose to kill her with kindness – sort of.
He not only cleared up any misconceptions about his height – “I’m 5’11” – and his Irish background, the Fox News host poked Robinson about her own journalistic status.
“We’ll cover the race fairly all throughout. Good luck with your coverage wherever it is,” he wrote.
Thanks for watching Emerald — I’m 5’11” – definitely trying to drop some lbs -& yes I am Irish. We’ll cover the race fairly all throughout. Good luck with your coverage wherever it is. https://t.co/cwcM7evCQ1
— Bret Baier (@BretBaier) January 22, 2024
In the comments following Baier’s post, Robinson dropped a quote from Trump’s Truth Social platform in which he called out the “one-sided FoxNews.”
“Hard to believe how one-sided FoxNews is. No wonder the Republican base no longer cares about them. It was all about Ron DeSantis, and now it’s the BIRDBRAIN SHOW, but the curtains are coming down on that one on Tuesday evening. MAGA!” – Trump on Truth Social, yesterday
— Emerald Robinson ✝️ (@EmeraldRobinson) January 23, 2024
Baier has had to respond to personal insults before, recently in response to a comment claiming his hair is not his own.
My hair is 100% my own – I promise. It’s super curly and I need to put gel in it to get it to lay down. But it’s all me. Thanks for watching though. https://t.co/ud737nOmAw
— Bret Baier (@BretBaier) November 21, 2023
And while there does not seem to be a direct response yet from Robinson to Baier’s message, plenty of X users applauded the Fox News host for his comeback.
Lmao Bret why do you waste ur time and reply to these trollers? Haha
— Pattymelt (@lilpattymelt) January 22, 2024
What the heck are you doing, @EmeraldRobinson ?
That’s an ugly take for attention, since you tagged Bret.
— Sandy 〽️ (@RightGlockMom) January 22, 2024
Well played, Bret pic.twitter.com/8ruNjzhggP
— ✭ (@NYC_Cowsheep) January 22, 2024
You should add “chubby leprechaun” to your bio, but just temporarily. Have a good laugh at it.
— Natebibi Actual (@NateDog_LA) January 22, 2024
Zing!
— ddresch (@zincbemi) January 22, 2024
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Originally from New York, Powers graduated from New York University and eventually made her way to sunny South Florida. Powers also contributes to BizPac Review.
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