Fox News host Bret Baier shocked fans when he posted a video of himself on TikTok doing something that seemed to be very out of character for the father-of-two

Bret Baier during an interview with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte during "Special Report" with Bret Baier at FOX News D.C. Bureau on July 14, 2025 in Washington, DC
Bret Baier has his own Fox News program, Special Report with Bret Baier(Image: Getty Images)

Fans of Bret Baier seemed surprised to see him rap in one of his TikTok videos.

The Fox News reporter posted a video of him rapping onstage to Rapper’s Delight by The Sugarhill Gang on June 8. Bret was dressed in a white button-down with a blue print on the back, paired with khakis, as he performed the 1979 track with a live band behind him. Within the TikTok video, there were words that read: “iPhones are everywhere – Rapper’s Delight once a year.” Bret captioned the video, “Rapper’s Delight once a year. #oldschool.”

The father-of-two didn’t disclose much information about where he was performing the hip-hop classic as well as why and he has not since he posted the video last month. The video was the first Bret published to his recently launched TikTok. He has been posting since then and recently made a TikTok asking for some assistance in what way he should shed pounds.

The video of him rapping initially went viral when it came out with many shocked reactions. It appears people were not expecting to see that side of the 54-year-old Special Report host. One fan under the TikTok comments said, “DANG!I I had no idea! my mouth was open.”

Bret Baier rapping to Rapper's Delight

Bret rapping to Rapper’s Delight by The Sugarhill Gang(Image: @bretbaier/tiktok)

A second fan said: “Wow I never knew that he can have a good time.” Another fan said: “I think this is how you should anounce the news hehe. Great shake down Bret.”

While some people were tickled by the performance, others were not. A person on X formerly Twitter exclaimed, “@BretBaier needs to issue an immediate apology to @TheRealSHG for that abomination.” Another said: “Please delete this.”

This is not the first time Bret has been caught doing Rapper’s Delight. During the Special Report Christmas Party in 2018 as well as celebrating 10-anniversary of the television program, The Sugarhill Gang were present and they performed their popular hit song.

Bret got on stage and joined members Michael “Wonder Mike” Wright and Guy “Master Gee” O’Brien as they performed Rapper’s Delight. Much like the TikTok video, he did not miss a beat as he recited every word.

Bret Baier rapping to Rapper's Delight

Bret rapped with The Sugarhill Gang at the Special Report Christmas party(Image: @bretbaier/tiktok)

At the time, Bret wrote on Instagram, “A great @specialreport Christmas Party last night with THE Sugarhill Gang & an off beat guest rapper in a Christmas suit. Merry and Happy!”

In another post with a video of the performance, he wrote, “Thank you to everyone who came out last night. It was a great way to celebrate 10 years as anchor of Special Report. A special thanks to the @sugarhillgangofficial.”