US President Donald Trump was caught on camera making an obscene gesture toward a worker during a visit to a Ford manufacturing plant in Detroit on Tuesday. The incident occurred as Trump toured the facility ahead of his address at the Detroit Economic Club.
A video of the moment, which has since gone viral on social media, shows a worker shouting at Trump from the factory floor as the president walked along an elevated platform above employees.
Viral Clip Shows Heated Exchange
According to reports, the worker repeatedly heckled Trump, accusing him of being a “pedophile protector.” In response, Trump appeared to shout back an expletive and made a middle-finger gesture in the direction of the heckler.
🚨 BOOM! President Trump FLIPS OFF and mouths “F- YOU” to a heckler at the Ford plant
Trump plays no games anymore!
The left is going to hate this 🤣pic.twitter.com/lJKUUA1Vkz
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) January 13, 2026
The brief exchange was captured on video and quickly spread online, drawing sharp reactions across political and social media circles.
Context Behind
The worker’s remarks appeared to reference Trump’s past association with disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein. Trump has previously acknowledged knowing Epstein but has said he severed ties with him years ago and barred him from Mar-a-Lago following a personal fallout.
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