Fox News anchor Bret Baier got a firsthand taste of President Donald J. Trump’s historic crackdown on crime in Washington, D.C., when he was pulled over and ticketed by police while driving through Georgetown.

“I picked up my ringing phone as I drove past an officer while driving my wife’s car in Georgetown. He pointed to have me pull over – I did. He was very professional. I had to dig for the registration card. Got a ticket and left. I didn’t know there was paparazzi,” Baier admitted in a post on X.

What made the incident headline-worthy wasn’t that Baier received special treatment — but that he didn’t. In a city long plagued by selective enforcement and lawless double standards, the ticket underscored how Trump’s unprecedented federalization of the D.C. police force is being applied evenly, without regard for status or position.

Earlier this month, Trump invoked Section 740 of the D.C. Home Rule Act, the first time in U.S. history a president has taken direct control of the Metropolitan Police Department. The bold move, which deployed 800 National Guard troops to patrol alongside officers, rocked D.C.’s Democratic establishment. But for residents who had endured years of skyrocketing crime, Trump’s decisive action was a long-overdue relief.

Crime in the capital had reached crisis levels, with carjackings, robberies, and violent assaults making daily headlines. Local leaders were too busy virtue-signaling and “reimagining policing” to protect ordinary citizens. Trump’s intervention flipped the script, putting public safety ahead of politics.

And the results came fast. A White House report released August 8 revealed that federalized law enforcement had already made 212 arrests in just the first several weeks of the operation. Officers dismantled sprawling homeless encampments, seized illegal firearms, and disrupted gang networks that had operated unchecked for years. Wards 7 and 8 — neighborhoods hit hardest by violence and neglect — saw some of the most immediate impact.

These are not symbolic gestures. They are concrete measures proving what conservatives have argued all along: law and order is the bedrock of freedom. Without safe streets, no community can prosper.

Trump’s bold stance also drew reinforcements from allies across the country. Republican governors from six states announced they were sending an additional 1,100 National Guard troops to D.C. in solidarity, underscoring the GOP’s unified commitment to restoring order in America’s cities.

Predictably, Democrats erupted in outrage, accusing Trump of abusing power. But the reality is clear: the president acted fully within the law. Section 740 of the D.C. Home Rule Act grants precisely this authority, with any extension requiring congressional approval. Trump followed the rules — unlike the very Democrats who fueled this crisis with soft-on-crime prosecutors, slashed police budgets, and leniency toward violent offenders.

For ordinary citizens, the symbolism of Baier’s ticket was striking. Here was a high-profile journalist treated no differently than anyone else under the law. In a city where elites had long skated by without consequences while ordinary residents bore the brunt of crime, the moment sent a powerful message: under President Trump, accountability applies to all.

Conservatives have hailed the operation as proof that Trump’s leadership is more than rhetoric. Where Democrats offered excuses, Trump delivered results. Within days, criminals were arrested, gangs disrupted, and communities beginning to breathe easier.

Bret Baier’s minor traffic ticket may go down as something larger than a roadside stop. It stands as a symbol of a new era in the nation’s capital — one where President Trump’s promise of law and order is not just a campaign slogan, but a reality.