Sunrise newsreader Natalie Barr snaps at a troll who said she ‘wasn’t protecting herself’ while covering the U.S. election during the Covid-19 pandemic
Sunrise newsreader Natalie Barr is covering the presidential election in the U.S.
And on Wednesday, the 52-year-old journalist snapped back at an Instagram follower who criticised her for travelling to the States amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
The troll left an ignorant comment about Natalie ‘not protecting herself’ after she shared a behind-the-scenes photo from the White House in Washington, D.C.
Keeping safe: On Wednesday, Sunrise newsreader Natalie Barr snapped back at an Instagram follower who criticised her for travelling to the States amid the Covid-19 pandemic
Natalie was sitting on a stool in the corner of the White House press room, while surrounded by equipment.
She had a microphone in hand as she recorded a voice-over for a story. The photo was taken by Sunrise cameraman Beau Molloy.
Natalie joked in her caption: ‘The glamour.’
Reporting: The troll left an ignorant comment about Natalie ‘not protecting herself’ after she shared a behind-the-scenes photo from the White House in Washington, D.C.
‘Recording a voice for today’s election story with cameraman @beaumolloy in a tech storage area in the White House Press Room,’ she added.
A follower wrote in the comments section: ‘By going to America to cover the election you are not protecting yourself [from] Covid.’
Natalie swiftly responded: ‘Yes I am, actually. Everywhere we go we wear masks as it’s compulsory here.’
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Hitting back: Natalie responded to the troll ‘Yes I am [protecting myself], actually. Everywhere we go we wear masks as it’s compulsory here. We wipe down everything with alcohol wipes. We use hand sanitiser and wash our hand constantly’
She added: ‘We wipe down everything with alcohol wipes. We use hand sanitiser and wash our hand constantly.’
It comes after Sunrise mysteriously changed its on-screen colour scheme to blue – the colour of the Democratic Party – on Wednesday morning.
Natalie, who was reporting from the White House, even wore a light blue coat.
Always clean: Natalie added, ‘We wipe down everything with alcohol wipes. We use hand sanitiser and wash our hand constantly’. Pictured is Natalie outside of the White House
Back in the studio in Sydney, co-host David ‘Kochie’ Koch chose to wear a blue tie.
Meanwhile, Sunrise’s usual white and orange font was changed to blue and white.
Sam Armytage’s fill-in anchor, Monique Wright, dressed in a white frock for the occasion – and spoke in front of a backdrop graphic of the White House.
Election coverage: Natalie wore a light blue coat. While back in the studio in Sydney, David ‘Kochie’ Koch chose to wear a blue tie. Sam Armytage’s fill-in, Monique Wright, dressed in a white frock for the occasion – and spoke in front of a backdrop graphic of the White House