A female host next to him smiled and said mockingly, "Someone approached me and offered a higher salary. I joked and asked how much they could give. When they gave a number, I shook my head and said, 'Do you know my salary? It's double what you offered.' The poacher was dumbfounded and asked, 'Is ABC still recruiting?' Haha, that was hilarious."
The female host finished, and the hosts and the reporter laughed together. Offering less than the current salary to poach someone was embarrassing.
The camera returned to the studio.
The audience could tell the two anchors had laughed heartily, as their smiles hadn't faded.
This wasn't news, it was blatant mockery and ridicule.
The third step was to add insult to injury and mock mercilessly.
New York City
Henry was in action.