President Donald Trump on Tuesday gave the middle finger and told an car worker “fuck you” after he was heckled during his visit to a Ford plant in Dearborn, Michigan. In a clip shared by TMZ , the president looks down from a walkway above the factory floor as someone is heard yelling, “Paedophile protector!” That was an apparent nod to the president’s ties to Jeffrey Epstein and his administration’s handling — and sluggish release — of files tied to the late convicted sex offender. The two-letter dig appeared to get under Trump’s skin as he responded by pointing his finger toward the factory floor below and appeared to mouth “fuck you” as well as “you’re fired” just before flipping the bird. The president’s reaction to the worker was “appropriate,” according to White House spokesperson Steven Cheung. “A lunatic was wildly screaming expletives in a complete fit of rage, and the President gave an appropriate and unambiguous response,” Cheung said. Amazing, a Ford worker called Trump a “pedophile protector” during his visit to an assembly plant in Michigan today.In return, Trump, who has failed to release the Epstein files, yelled, “fuck you” and flipped off the worker. — PatriotTakes (@patriottakes.bsky.social) 2026-01-13T22:23:42.577Z Critics on social media praised the car worker, with one Bluesky user calling the worker a “ god damn hero ” and another simply declaring, “ truth hurts .” Check out more reactions below. That guy should never have to buy a beer again — Nolan Kingsman (@nolankingsman.bsky.social) 2026-01-13T22:28:40.833Z Whoever that was, I'm jealous of them. They're going to be dining out on that story, and rightfully so, forever. What a champ. — Matt (@differentmatt.bsky.social) 2026-01-13T22:17:47.176Z i trust this will be treated with the same outrage as biden arguing with that auto worker about his gun policy, or the mayor of minneapolis saying "fuck" — President Goku (@presidentgoku.bsky.social) 2026-01-13T22:55:44.784Z Give that person a raise! ✊ literally has more backbone than the entire administration. — Estee-O (@esteeorwhatever.bsky.social) 2026-01-13T23:18:43.814Z We need more people to push him. The more he's insulted to his face, the more he's going to crash out. The worse it gets, the more the GOP will be pressured to act. Keep poking the demented fool. Good on that guy. — Mitzi_Majesty (@arkytior46) January 13, 2026 Do not mess with Detroit line workers. I have rarely been more proud. — Monica Bisha (@MonicaBisha) January 13, 2026 That needs to happen a LOT more. Ordinary people need hold him accountable because sure as hell Congress isn’t. — Ian Mc (@mac44.bsky.social) 2026-01-13T22:25:57.771Z