Overview
- Cellphone video shows President Trump mouthing “Fuck you” twice and displaying his middle finger during a tour of Ford’s Dearborn, Michigan factory.
- White House communications director Steven Cheung confirmed the video’s authenticity and described the heckler as a madman who screamed obscenities.
- Reports say the worker called Trump a “pedophile protector,” which he told the Washington Post was a reference to Jeffrey Epstein.
- The worker told the Post he feels no remorse for the shout and said he has been placed on leave pending an investigation.
- The confrontation eclipsed the visit’s intended economic focus on Ford’s F-150 production and Trump’s related outreach in the Detroit area.