Overview
- The exchange occurred Tuesday during the president’s walkthrough of Ford’s F-150 plant in Detroit before a Detroit Economic Club speech.
- TMZ published video that appears to show Trump responding to a shouted insult by saying "F*** you" and making an obscene hand gesture.
- The slur referenced his past association with Jeffrey Epstein, and the person who yelled it was not identified in the reporting.
- Trump has denied wrongdoing related to Epstein and has said he ended contact after Epstein "poached" several of his massage therapists.
- Online commentators renewed criticism of the pace of releasing Epstein-related files, with no official response noted from the White House or the Department of Justice in this coverage.