Trump curses and gives middle finger to Ford plant worker – video
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US President Donald Trump reacted with an obscene gesture to a Ford plant worker who apparently called him a "pedophile defender." The White House believes that the head of the United States will give an "appropriate response," reports Fox News .

TMZ was the first to show a video of a Michigan factory worker allegedly shouting "Pedophile defender" at the US president: "Pedophile defender!". According to the tabloid, he was referring to Trump's association with the late convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein and the Justice Department's slow release of the infamous Epstein files .

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Trump seems to have said: "Go to hell" and gave the middle finger.

A Ford spokesperson commented on the situation to TMZ: "One of our core values is respect, and we don't approve of anyone saying anything inappropriate in our facilities. When that happens, we have a process to address it, but we don't take any specific personnel actions.".

And White House Communications Director Stephen Chang told Fox News: "The lunatic in the fit of rage was screaming profanities, and the president gave an appropriate and unequivocal response.".

Trump has previously demonstrated a sharp reaction to mentions of Epstein – in particular, in November 2025, he called a journalist a "pig" who asked why he did not want to release the rest of the Epstein files.

BACKGROUND
Jeffrey Epstein is an American financier, philanthropist, and sex offender. In 2019, he was charged with sexual exploitation of minors in Florida and New York. Court documents show that at least 40 underage girls were brought to Epstein's mansion for sexual contact.

On August 10, 2019, Epstein was found dead in his pre-trial detention cell. According to the official version, the cause of death was suicide.
  • on November 18, 2025, the U.S. House of Representatives supported the publication of the Epstein files. Trump himself called for this amid rumors of his ties to the late sex offender.
  • On November 20, Trump signed a law to release the Epstein files. The DOJ handed over nearly 50,000 pages of documents to Congress.
  • However, in December, less than a day after the files were released, at least 16 of them disappeared without any explanation from the DOJ website, including a photo of Trump.

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