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Miles Archer

(24,838 posts)
Tue Jan 13, 2026, 05:57 PM Jan 2026

Trump gives middle finger to worker shouting 'Pedophile protector'




Trump gave the middle finger Tuesday to a worker screaming "pedophile protector" during a tour at a Detroit factory.

Trump was touring a Ford F-150 plant in the Motor City just before his speech on the United States economy at the Detroit Economic Club when a worker started shouting at him as the president walked above the workers, TMZ reported.

In a video capturing the moment, Trump yelled back "F--- you!" He pointed his finger, then he switched to giving the bird.

The worker was calling Trump out for his association with Jeffrey Epstein, the disgraced financier and convicted child sex offender — a former friend — who he said he cut ties and threw Epstein out of his Mar-a-Lago club when he had a falling out about poaching and recruiting his staff.

https://www.rawstory.com/donald-trump-middle-finger/
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Trump gives middle finger to worker shouting 'Pedophile protector' (Original Post) Miles Archer Jan 2026 OP
Ah, the dignity of the presidency... Ocelot II Jan 2026 #1
Guilty as hell. And everything being done is to prevent 99% of Epstein files release. Only 1% so far?? Evolve Dammit Jan 2026 #14
Here you go: here's more than the 1%. BComplex Jan 2026 #36
it sure looks like Trump said F...you twice in this video........ riversedge Jan 2026 #2
Yeah, the person who tweeted the video said he did that... Miles Archer Jan 2026 #6
He sais it all right. Kingofalldems Jan 2026 #16
At first i thought the worker usedtobedemgurl Jan 2026 #3
That works too... it's a logical leap. QueerDuck Jan 2026 #4
He shoots, he scores Johonny Jan 2026 #5
I bow to that worker Skittles Jan 2026 #7
We haven't had such class since GW Bush. /nt artemisia1 Jan 2026 #8
GW Bush looks classier than the King of England compared to white trash Trump. Ocelot II Jan 2026 #9
Yes, but he loved the one finger salute even while President. /nt artemisia1 Jan 2026 #11
That worker deserves a handsome raise. greatauntoftriplets Jan 2026 #10
LOL popsdenver Jan 2026 #69
Actually, someone did start a GoFundMe. greatauntoftriplets Jan 2026 #71
I pray for the day popsdenver Jan 2026 #72
Classy as ever Bayard Jan 2026 #12
This message was self-deleted by its author Boomerproud Jan 2026 #39
Some hero's don't wear capes. James48 Jan 2026 #13
Hold Off RecoveringJournalist Jan 2026 #64
Exactly - we may need to help this worker with a go fund me instead - TBF Jan 2026 #65
Not only is he a pedo, he is a torturer, a murderer, a trafficker..... Clouds Passing Jan 2026 #15
You forgot rapist durablend Jan 2026 #29
I give trump the finger every time I see his face on TV. He'll never catch up with me. twodogsbarking Jan 2026 #17
Me too, plus trying to teach my dog to bark at him. txwhitedove Jan 2026 #18
Every time I walk into VA Med! BidenRocks Jan 2026 #38
I'd walk by a trump building with Trump in big metal letter on it's plaza walls I'd give it the finger but kept it... electric_blue68 Jan 2026 #19
There's a building like that in Chicago, and I want to flip it off every time I see it. 🤬 ShazzieB Jan 2026 #66
Well, make "the finger" against your coat, and low near your waist where people won't see it is my suggestion electric_blue68 Jan 2026 #77
What I didn't hear was a denial. n/t flvegan Jan 2026 #20
Underappreciated reply. Orrex Jan 2026 #34
Trump gives Middle Finger to America. Ars Longa Jan 2026 #21
And, popsdenver Jan 2026 #70
I live in metro Detroit and I was wondering MIButterfly Jan 2026 #22
Always the statesman Ineedamoment Jan 2026 #23
David Muir on ABC nightly news dweller Jan 2026 #24
Look, I know the hillbillies and the rednecks want a President who is "just like themselves". Aristus Jan 2026 #25
Aren't you so proud of our President? AverageOldGuy Jan 2026 #26
So we can expect the right wing media to clutch their pearls about him saying that. Endlessmike56 Jan 2026 #27
When will Trump demand the worker be fired? sop Jan 2026 #28
Fired, nothing. Wednesdays Jan 2026 #40
Deportation at the very least. sop Jan 2026 #43
Dox him to his "base". rubbersole Jan 2026 #54
That will be a winner with the MAGA crowd - something they teach their children. walkingman Jan 2026 #30
Yeah, they're going to love it Endlessmike56 Jan 2026 #33
Prove to us that you're not, you fat fucking piece of shit fuck Blue Owl Jan 2026 #31
Didn't Obama get in trouble with the press for saying "kicked his ass" or the like? Orrex Jan 2026 #32
I was just gonna say... FalloutShelter Jan 2026 #48
There should be a hell of a lot more of this. RockRaven Jan 2026 #35
Even his middle finger "salute" looks wimpy. Totally Tunsie Jan 2026 #37
The finger doesn't work effectively when your finger is a stump.... allegorical oracle Jan 2026 #45
Such a tiny little thing, right? hamsterjill Jan 2026 #52
Small fingers, small feet, small... Totally Tunsie Jan 2026 #56
Aw, now you're being bad!!!!! LOL hamsterjill Jan 2026 #58
So tiny that little salute. mountain grammy Jan 2026 #59
Chump has one fucked up finger. BidenRocks Jan 2026 #41
My next new vehicle......FORD!!!!!!! BradBo Jan 2026 #42
I only wish the MSM news reporters would use the same type of confrontation. LiberalLovinLug Jan 2026 #44
Is there a gofundme to thank and celebrate this person/ Maru Kitteh Jan 2026 #46
Hopefully that worker won't be fired. choie Jan 2026 #47
Looks like that name calling struck a nerve vapor2 Jan 2026 #49
Still classy. For an encore, expect a long, Ilsa Jan 2026 #50
What a immature spoiled brat. Fla Dem Jan 2026 #51
I grew up in a city with so many good markodochartaigh Jan 2026 #53
Seriously, Trump reminds me of a Batman character hamsterjill Jan 2026 #55
So let me get this straight EarlG Jan 2026 #57
...and the MAGAts STILL think he's "fighting for them." Miles Archer Jan 2026 #61
He doesn't like being called names..... ironic isnt it IcyPeas Jan 2026 #60
This is exactly how the felon feels about every American EnergizedLib Jan 2026 #62
Everybody, all together now: DONNY TRUMP IS A PEDOPHILE Blue Owl Jan 2026 #63
What could be more American? gulliver Jan 2026 #67
THE REAL DONALD TRUMP Jimvanhise Jan 2026 #68
Donate to TJ Sabula's GoFundMe here: OMGWTF Jan 2026 #73
I hope a political cartoonist will Qutzupalotl Jan 2026 #74
Maybe all TSF heard was "pedophile." Sogo Jan 2026 #75
For so-called "free speech absolutists" they certainly get angry when people use their right to free speech Rob H. Jan 2026 #76
That must have really pissed him off... kentuck Jan 2026 #78
He the orange traitor really is a punk..........it's not like the ford worker took classified documents down to his home turbinetree Jan 2026 #79

Evolve Dammit

(21,854 posts)
14. Guilty as hell. And everything being done is to prevent 99% of Epstein files release. Only 1% so far??
Tue Jan 13, 2026, 06:49 PM
Jan 2026

Miles Archer

(24,838 posts)
6. Yeah, the person who tweeted the video said he did that...
Tue Jan 13, 2026, 06:05 PM
Jan 2026

...I didn't see that or hear it myself, and every time I post something that's not explicit, I get 50 replies from people saying "I didn't see or hear that," and I didn't want that, so I didn't include it in my subject line.

usedtobedemgurl

(2,089 posts)
3. At first i thought the worker
Tue Jan 13, 2026, 06:02 PM
Jan 2026

Was calling out the Ford boss for protecting dump by having him there.

popsdenver

(2,813 posts)
69. LOL
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 01:01 PM
Jan 2026

Someone should start a "Go Fund Me".......because that guy is gonna need it knowing Trump's retribution on people who confront him in any way.......Trump can have any one, or more Federal Agencies crawl up his butt with a microscope at the drop of a hat.....
The number one offense for Trump, his CABAL, ICE, his Border Patrol goonies, and the entire Republican Party is striking fear into U.S. Citizens....

popsdenver

(2,813 posts)
72. I pray for the day
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 01:10 PM
Jan 2026

that Unions come back in force................The Republicans have been destroying them ever since Reagan crashed PATCO back in the early 80's.........THAT was the shot heard round the world, with all U.S. Corporations following his lead.............

Response to Bayard (Reply #12)

64. Hold Off
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 11:27 AM
Jan 2026

Ford is suspending the worker pending an investigation. Don't buy one if they fire him. If they do, we must boycott Ford.

TBF

(37,637 posts)
65. Exactly - we may need to help this worker with a go fund me instead -
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 11:39 AM
Jan 2026

he's a hero in my book. He took one for the team.

electric_blue68

(27,924 posts)
19. I'd walk by a trump building with Trump in big metal letter on it's plaza walls I'd give it the finger but kept it...
Tue Jan 13, 2026, 07:14 PM
Jan 2026

close, and downward bc there were police around.

ShazzieB

(23,081 posts)
66. There's a building like that in Chicago, and I want to flip it off every time I see it. 🤬
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 11:52 AM
Jan 2026

electric_blue68

(27,924 posts)
77. Well, make "the finger" against your coat, and low near your waist where people won't see it is my suggestion
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 03:30 PM
Jan 2026

MIButterfly

(3,478 posts)
22. I live in metro Detroit and I was wondering
Tue Jan 13, 2026, 07:22 PM
Jan 2026

what that foul stench I kept smelling was. Now I know; DJT was in the area.

I don’t know if he yelled "f you" and gave that guy the finger or not, but I wouldn't put it past him. That's DJT, staying classy as always.

dweller

(28,929 posts)
24. David Muir on ABC nightly news
Tue Jan 13, 2026, 07:34 PM
Jan 2026

Just showed that clip in his opening segment

More story coming up

😀



✌🏻

Aristus

(72,736 posts)
25. Look, I know the hillbillies and the rednecks want a President who is "just like themselves".
Tue Jan 13, 2026, 07:34 PM
Jan 2026

But isn't there any desire at all for the decorum expected of a major world leader?

They really are cool with him being all East Slagheap?

Endlessmike56

(249 posts)
27. So we can expect the right wing media to clutch their pearls about him saying that.
Tue Jan 13, 2026, 07:34 PM
Jan 2026

You know, the way they did when the Minneapolis mayor dropped the f bomb.

Wednesdays

(23,461 posts)
40. Fired, nothing.
Tue Jan 13, 2026, 08:35 PM
Jan 2026

In TSF's next tweet, I wouldn't be surprised if he called for the man's execution!

rubbersole

(11,347 posts)
54. Dox him to his "base".
Tue Jan 13, 2026, 09:08 PM
Jan 2026

Let the hillbilly harassment begin. ICE recruitment rejects need purpose, too.

Orrex

(67,544 posts)
32. Didn't Obama get in trouble with the press for saying "kicked his ass" or the like?
Tue Jan 13, 2026, 07:40 PM
Jan 2026

ON the other hand, maybe Trump will just fucking die already.

FalloutShelter

(14,748 posts)
48. I was just gonna say...
Tue Jan 13, 2026, 08:56 PM
Jan 2026

I’m old enough to remember when something like flipping off a voter and telling fuck you would tank a career.
From a President? my God… if it were a Democrat… the screeching and pearl clutching would cause a resignation.

RockRaven

(20,062 posts)
35. There should be a hell of a lot more of this.
Tue Jan 13, 2026, 07:44 PM
Jan 2026

There should have been a hell of a lot more of this a fucking decade ago.

Totally Tunsie

(12,232 posts)
37. Even his middle finger "salute" looks wimpy.
Tue Jan 13, 2026, 07:54 PM
Jan 2026

If you're going to display it, at least own it with force.

If that's any indication of his actual performance, Stormy is to be believed!

hamsterjill

(17,951 posts)
58. Aw, now you're being bad!!!!! LOL
Tue Jan 13, 2026, 09:27 PM
Jan 2026

But I bet it's true. Didn't Stormy even comment at some point?

BidenRocks

(3,655 posts)
41. Chump has one fucked up finger.
Tue Jan 13, 2026, 08:36 PM
Jan 2026

We have MILLIONS of fingers aimed at your ugly ass!
Just die!
Do one good thing in your miserable life!

Ilsa

(64,754 posts)
50. Still classy. For an encore, expect a long,
Tue Jan 13, 2026, 09:00 PM
Jan 2026

loud, wet fart during the State of the Union.

Lying sack of steaming liquid shit.

markodochartaigh

(5,545 posts)
53. I grew up in a city with so many good
Tue Jan 13, 2026, 09:06 PM
Jan 2026

Christians. They sure did love a good war movie, the more "action" the better. They were supportive of Lt Calley, hated that he was put on trial, and happy when President Nixon commuted his sentence for the My Lai massacre.
One thing that these good Christians would not tolerate was foul language.
Of course back then no politicians really cursed in public. There was Clayton Williams' rape joke, but he was just a good ol' boy, and rich too. Anyway, he lost the governor's race by 2 points.

I'm beginning to wonder if what these good Christians wouldn't tolerate wasn't bad language after all

hamsterjill

(17,951 posts)
55. Seriously, Trump reminds me of a Batman character
Tue Jan 13, 2026, 09:13 PM
Jan 2026

Oswald Cobblepot as portrayed by Danny Devito.

EarlG

(23,770 posts)
57. So let me get this straight
Tue Jan 13, 2026, 09:25 PM
Jan 2026

That is a video of Donald Trump, New York billionaire, wearing an expensive dress coat, suit and tie, standing on a walkway looking down onto the factory floor at a Ford F-150 plant in Detroit, saying "fuck you" and giving the finger to one of the workers below?

AND DEMOCRATS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE THE ELITISTS???

Miles Archer

(24,838 posts)
61. ...and the MAGAts STILL think he's "fighting for them."
Tue Jan 13, 2026, 09:57 PM
Jan 2026

It seems to me that the ONLY "promise" Trump has kept from the 2024 campaign is to seek revenge against his enemies, real or imagined.

And somehow, that's enough to keep 1/3 of the country firmly rooted in the cult.

All of this from a guy who used to sell steaks on the Internet.

IcyPeas

(25,979 posts)
60. He doesn't like being called names..... ironic isnt it
Tue Jan 13, 2026, 09:57 PM
Jan 2026

This should happen everywhere he goes.

EnergizedLib

(3,229 posts)
62. This is exactly how the felon feels about every American
Tue Jan 13, 2026, 10:09 PM
Jan 2026

Yes, even the most diehard cultists.

This incident, he was just direct about the gesture.

 

gulliver

(14,160 posts)
67. What could be more American?
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 12:01 PM
Jan 2026

Love the worker being able to heckle Trump; love Trump's response. I remember giving the finger to Dubya when his motorcade passed me on the highway one time. I like to think he saw it and responded in kind. Message sent; message received; free speech alive and well

Qutzupalotl

(15,881 posts)
74. I hope a political cartoonist will
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 02:48 PM
Jan 2026

put the Epstein birthday card signature strategically behind his finger.

Rob H.

(6,002 posts)
76. For so-called "free speech absolutists" they certainly get angry when people use their right to free speech
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 03:01 PM
Jan 2026

Last edited Wed Jan 14, 2026, 04:02 PM - Edit history (1)

I wonder what that's about.

And of course Hair Furor's spokesman tried to claim that the employee was "shouting obscenities" and that the tiny-handed, tangerine man-baby's response was appropriate to the situation.

kentuck

(116,043 posts)
78. That must have really pissed him off...
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 04:01 PM
Jan 2026

He needs to have a secret chat with Pam to get her on his case.

turbinetree

(27,807 posts)
79. He the orange traitor really is a punk..........it's not like the ford worker took classified documents down to his home
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 05:56 PM
Jan 2026

it's like the factory worker asked a simple question are you or are you not a pedophile protector"..............yes of no..........his response says it all.................

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