ABC News anchor David Muir is being mocked on social media as “pathetic” and “narcissistic” for using clamps to cinch his flame-retardant jacket while broadcasting from the scene of the deadly Los Angeles wildfires.

A source told The National News Desk the clothespins were used for practical reasons and had 'nothing to do with David asking for anything.'

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Veteran ABC News anchor, David Muir, is in the news for odd reasons. For the unversed, Muir was recently reporting from the site of LA wildfires while wearing a firefighter's jacket.

ABC anchor David Muir was mocked on social media for using wooden clothespins to style his flame-retardant jacket while reporting from the scene of the devastating Los Angeles-area wildfires. During a standup shot across the street from charred rubble in the Palisades area on Wednesday,

ABC News anchor David Muir was criticized on social media after viewers noticed he used wooden clamps to tighten his flame-retardant jacket while reporting on the wildfires in LA

ABC News anchor David Muir has been slammed after he was caught tightening his jacket while reporting on the wildfires in Los Angeles.