Sunrise host Natalie Barr had an embarrassing moment with the President of the United States, Joe Biden, on the eve of the US election.
Barr, who is in Washington to cover the election, was at the White House on Tuesday when Marine One – the helicopter carrying the President – landed on the South Lawn.
As Biden exited Marine One and walked to the Oval Office, Barr tried to ask the President if he was sorry for calling Trump supporters ‘garbage’.
President Biden ignored the question, which Barr claimed he would have heard because she was ‘pretty loud’.
‘He (President Biden) sort of put his head down, looking away from us,’ Barr said.
Photos show President Biden looking unimpressed following the encounter.
‘Other reporters were calling out questions too, but mine was pretty loud. He just put his head down and headed for the Oval. Ignored me.’
Cohost Monique Wright, along with Matt Shirvington reporting from the Australian studio, shared outtakes from earlier in the day that showed Barr struggling against the powerful gusts created by Marine One as it landed.
‘Okay, It’s really windy. We’re really so close, the President is somewhere that way,’ Barr laughed while the wind from the helicopter blew her hair into her face.
Sunrise host Natalie Barr has had an embarrassing moment with the President of the United States Joe Biden on the eve of the US election
President Biden did not appear to be impressed with Nat Barr’s question
Barr claimed he would have heard her question because she was ‘pretty loud’
‘This is about as close as you get to the President of the United States. Joe Biden. Right there.’
Wright and Shirvington joked that President Biden ignored Barr because he watched her as she was almost blown away from the helicopter.
Despite the wind, the Sunrise host labelled the experience ‘one of the most exciting moments’ of her life.
‘Cam, the cameraman, and I were out there, and I couldn’t believe I was there,’ Barr said.
‘They let you in, all the hard-pass journos who are here all the time. It’s just like another day at the office for them. I was shaking with excitement.
‘You’ve seen this in movies, on the news, in reports worldwide, and I thought, “Wow, I’m here!” My hairpiece nearly fell out. It was a bit of a disaster, but I was there.’
