“Fox News Sunday” host Chris Wallace found himself in a seat snafu at the Nationals stadium Tuesday night.
The journalist and his wife Lorraine picked up some half smokes at Ben’s Chili Bowl and were seated in section 129 by an usher — perfect seats behind the Nationals dugout to check out the debut of new pitcher Stephen Strasburg when, in the third inning, a mix-up occurred.
“Suddenly I see people walking down toward us, and it turns out it’s one of Karl Rove’s top staffers, Sheena [Tahilramani], and a fellow who works here at Fox, and couple of other people and they are suddenly looking at Lorraine and me,” Wallace said.
Turns out Wallace and his wife plopped down in the wrong seats — seats that actually belonged to Karl Rove. The Wallaces belonged in section 130.
Politico reported Wednesday that Wallace was spotted being ejected from his seat by ushers at the game against the Pittsburgh Pirates. The story quoted a source who called the confrontation “awkward” and didn’t get Wallace’s take on the situation because, we hear, reporters at the publication can’t gain access to Fox News’ executives. An e-mail to Politico hasn’t yet been returned.
“We were in the wrong seats — by accident — that part of it is true,” Wallace told Yeas & Nays. “We all laughed about it.”
And Tahilramani clearly isn’t mad. We’re told she offered Wallace Rove’s four tickets for the next time Strasburg pitches.
