Baier responded online: "That was to Bill Hemmer. A spin on the board with Bill to see the various races that were outstanding. Thanks." (Source: X)

As Democrats swept the US Senate elections and viewers followed the results closely on television, Fox News anchor Bret Baier was caught on camera asking, “Can we do a spin?” The awkward moment has since gone viral on social media.

As Bill Hemmer, the co-anchor of the show, explained how Democratic Senator-elect Abdul El-Sayed was sweeping the polls in Michigan, Baier asked, “Can we do a spin?” Hemmer looked awkward, and the camera panned to Baier’s desk. Baier quickly realised his slip and remarked wittily, “Oh! I guess we are on TV now,” prompting laughter among fellow anchors.

The short clip quickly went viral online. Baier later explained that he was addressing co-anchor Hemmer, who had been monitoring results during the broadcast. Baier responded online: “That was to Bill Hemmer.…