ABC reporter blasted as ‘pathetic’ and ‘narcissistic’ after viewers spotted vain detail in LA fire

Renowned ABC News reporter David Muir has been mocked online after eagle-eye viewers noticed he was using wooden clamps to cinch his flame-retardant jacket while broadcasting from the site of the deadly Los Angeles fires.  

Muir was in the Pacific Palisades, pointing out the rubble behind him during a stand-up hit, when he turned around – revealing the fashion faux pas.

‘As you can see here behind me,’ he said, while the clamps could be seen on the back of his jacket.

The clamps seemed to tighten Muir’s ill-fitting ABC News-branded jacket in a way that shows off his chiseled torso.

‘Nice jacket bro. Glad you look nice and svelte with those clothes line pegs, while our city burns to the ground,’ television producer Jack Osbourne wrote.

Others also chimed in, calling Muir ‘pathetic’ and ‘narcissistic.’

‘He’s a fraud from head to toe,’ journalist Paul V Rea added, calling the host of World News Tonight with David Muir ‘basically a hair model reading a script.’

Another commented, ‘@DavidMuir, just when your reputation hasn’t gotten bad enough.’

Using clothespins to cinch ill-fitting clothes is a standard television style maneuvering for when more traditional tailoring is unavailable, according to the New York Post.

Still, Muir’s use of the peg was jarring in front of destroyed buildings, as thousands of people were left with nothing but ash across the City of Angels.

The true extent of the loss remains unknown, as the Sunset Fire is set to wreak burning havoc in the epicenter of the city, causing the famous strip – home to the Hollywood Walk of Fame, the TLC Chinese Theatre and the Hollywood Bowl – to be evacuated. 

It also comes amid an ongoing feud between Muir and fellow ABC News anchor George Stephanopoulos.

The two newsmen have been known to have tension and now are barely seen on screen together as a result, as revealed by Oliver Darcy in a holiday edition of the Status newsletter. 

‘There certainly has been historic tension — to put it lightly — between the two anchors,’ Darcy wrote in response to a question about the dynamic between Muir and Stephanopoulos.

‘That has resulted in headaches for the network’s bosses. But viewers may notice that, for the last few years, Stephanopoulos has been absent during politics-focused special coverage, such as Election Night. Those duties now fall squarely to David Muir.’

The two news anchors have reportedly had a professional rivalry for years, which widened when Joe Biden’s advisors chose Stephanopoulos to conduct the first interview with the president following his disastrous debate performance.

The US Sun also reported in September that as the anchors moved into a new studio in New York City, Stephanopoulos ‘wanted a dressing room as big as rival David Muir’s space.’

‘George has been interested in making sure he gets whatever David Muir gets,’ the insider told the outlet.

‘He’s been asking people on his team to find out what David is getting to make sure his is comparable.”