Fox News Host Tries To Clarify His Hot Mic 'Spin' Comment, But Critics Aren’t Buying It

HuffPost · Elyse Wanshel · 2026-11-05 23:34 UTC

“I guess we’re on TV now,” Bret Baier said as he realized he was on air.

Critics still think the only thing Fox News is spinning is a web of lies — despite an explanation from one of the network’s hosts.

During election night coverage on Tuesday, anchor Bret Baier was caught on a hot mic making a seemingly damning comment while a colleague discussed the popularity of Democrat Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan.

As national correspondent Garrett Tenney was reporting on the U.S. Senate race in the state and telling Baier and his co-host Martha MacCallum how excited voters were about El-Sayed — who won his race — Baier was heard saying: “OK, can we do a spin? On the races—”

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