Overview
- Video from the Ford plant shows the president making the gesture and saying "fuck you" after being confronted on a walkway above the production lines.
- The clip spread on TikTok and X and was posted by TMZ, which reported the worker yelled "pedophile protector."
- White House communications director Steven Cheung defended the exchange, calling the protester "a lunatic" and the president's response "entirely appropriate."
- According to TF1 reporting on a Washington Post interview, the worker said he has been suspended pending an inquiry and does not regret raising Epstein-related questions.
- The confrontation intersects with ongoing scrutiny as Congress last year compelled partial release of federal documents tied to Jeffrey Epstein.