David Muir appears to have ditched his now-infamous clothespin. The ABC anchor returned to “World News Tonight” Thursday to cover the Los Angeles wildfires, one day after facing backlash for cinching his flame-retardant yellow jacket to achieve a sleeker look.

Megyn Kelly accused ABC News anchor David Muir of “abject vanity” after he was seen using clothespins to tailor his yellow fire jacket while reporting Wednesday from the Los Angeles-area wildfires. “Why is he wearing a pretend fireman’s jacket to begin with?

George W. Bush gave fellow former president Barack Obama a friendly belly tap at the Jan. 9 funeral of Jimmy Carter, and the internet was obsessed with the viral moment. Allison was labeled “classless” and “opportunistic” by members of her late husband's innermost circle after her controversial interview went viral.

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,

David Muir’s perceived vanity was unfortunately evident during his coverage of the deadly Los Angeles wildfires on Wednesday. The “World News Tonight” host committed an on-air fashion blunder by inadvertently showing the camera that he had clothespins pinching the back of his flame-retardant jacket to create a better fit while reporting live on the disaster.

During an "ABC World News Tonight" report on Wednesday from the scene of the devastating fires, anchor Muir could be seen wearing a yellow fireproof jacket with the ABC News logo

ABC News anchor David Muir, who became a global laughingstock for trying to look buff while covering the Los Angeles wildfires, is being ripped by network insiders who are disgusted by his tone-dead vanity.