Bret Baier Reveals ‘Lowest of Lows’ His Family Has Experienced

congenital heart defects,” Baier said. “And if he didn’t have open heart surgery in the next few days, he would die. And that moment changes your life. The small bickering up on Capitol Hill that you cover day to day goes away because there are much bigger things that people have to deal with,” he added. “Everybody has something. This was our something. And getting through that, over that open heart surgery and three others, ten angioplasties — it was a big, big challenge. Today his heart is pumping just like anybody else’s, so we’re really blessed,” Baier said. In September 2023,