Overview
- Phone footage published by TMZ shows the president mouthing "fuck you" twice and extending his middle finger toward a worker.
- The exchange occurred during a tour of Ford’s Dearborn plant in Michigan that was intended to showcase F-150 production.
- Reports say the worker shouted that Trump was a "pedophile protector," an apparent reference to his past association with Jeffrey Epstein.
- White House communications director Steven Cheung verified the recording and described the heckler as a madman, defending the president’s reaction.
- The Washington Post identified and interviewed the alleged heckler, who said he had no regrets, and he said he was placed on leave pending an investigation.