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Miles Archer

(21,845 posts)
Tue Jan 13, 2026, 04:57 PM 3 hrs ago

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 3 hrs ago OP
Ah, the dignity of the presidency... Ocelot II 3 hrs ago #1
Guilty as hell. And everything being done is to prevent 99% of Epstein files release. Only 1% so far?? Evolve Dammit 2 hrs ago #14
Here you go: here's more than the 1%. BComplex 1 hr ago #36
it sure looks like Trump said F...you twice in this video........ riversedge 3 hrs ago #2
Yeah, the person who tweeted the video said he did that... Miles Archer 3 hrs ago #6
He sais it all right. Kingofalldems 2 hrs ago #16
At first i thought the worker usedtobedemgurl 3 hrs ago #3
That works too... it's a logical leap. QueerDuck 3 hrs ago #4
He shoots, he scores Johonny 3 hrs ago #5
I bow to that worker Skittles 3 hrs ago #7
We haven't had such class since GW Bush. /nt artemisia1 3 hrs ago #8
GW Bush looks classier than the King of England compared to white trash Trump. Ocelot II 3 hrs ago #9
Yes, but he loved the one finger salute even while President. /nt artemisia1 2 hrs ago #11
That worker deserves a handsome raise. greatauntoftriplets 2 hrs ago #10
Classy as ever Bayard 2 hrs ago #12
This message was self-deleted by its author Boomerproud 1 hr ago #39
Some hero's don't wear capes. James48 2 hrs ago #13
Not only is he a pedo, he is a torturer, a murderer, a trafficker..... Clouds Passing 2 hrs ago #15
You forgot rapist durablend 2 hrs ago #29
I give trump the finger every time I see his face on TV. He'll never catch up with me. twodogsbarking 2 hrs ago #17
Me too, plus trying to teach my dog to bark at him. txwhitedove 2 hrs ago #18
Every time I walk into VA Med! BidenRocks 1 hr ago #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 2 hrs ago #19
What I didn't hear was a denial. n/t flvegan 2 hrs ago #20
Underappreciated reply. Orrex 1 hr ago #34
Trump gives Middle Finger to America. Ars Longa 2 hrs ago #21
I live in metro Detroit and I was wondering MIButterfly 2 hrs ago #22
Always the statesman Ineedamoment 2 hrs ago #23
David Muir on ABC nightly news dweller 2 hrs ago #24
Look, I know the hillbillies and the rednecks want a President who is "just like themselves". Aristus 2 hrs ago #25
Aren't you so proud of our President? AverageOldGuy 2 hrs ago #26
So we can expect the right wing media to clutch their pearls about him saying that. Endlessmike56 2 hrs ago #27
When will Trump demand the worker be fired? sop 2 hrs ago #28
Fired, nothing. Wednesdays 1 hr ago #40
Deportation at the very least. sop 58 min ago #43
Dox him to his "base". rubbersole 32 min ago #54
That will be a winner with the MAGA crowd - something they teach their children. walkingman 2 hrs ago #30
Yeah, they're going to love it Endlessmike56 1 hr ago #33
Prove to us that you're not, you fat fucking piece of shit fuck Blue Owl 2 hrs ago #31
Didn't Obama get in trouble with the press for saying "kicked his ass" or the like? Orrex 2 hrs ago #32
I was just gonna say... FalloutShelter 44 min ago #48
There should be a hell of a lot more of this. RockRaven 1 hr ago #35
Even his middle finger "salute" looks wimpy. Totally Tunsie 1 hr ago #37
The finger doesn't work effectively when your finger is a stump.... allegorical oracle 52 min ago #45
Such a tiny little thing, right? hamsterjill 34 min ago #52
Small fingers, small feet, small... Totally Tunsie 27 min ago #56
Aw, now you're being bad!!!!! LOL hamsterjill 13 min ago #58
So tiny that little salute. mountain grammy 10 min ago #59
Chump has one fucked up finger. BidenRocks 1 hr ago #41
My next new vehicle......FORD!!!!!!! BradBo 1 hr ago #42
I only wish the MSM news reporters would use the same type of confrontation. LiberalLovinLug 58 min ago #44
Is there a gofundme to thank and celebrate this person/ Maru Kitteh 49 min ago #46
Hopefully that worker won't be fired. choie 48 min ago #47
Looks like that name calling struck a nerve vapor2 42 min ago #49
Still classy. For an encore, expect a long, Ilsa 40 min ago #50
What a immature spoiled brat. Fla Dem 36 min ago #51
I grew up in a city with so many good markodochartaigh 34 min ago #53
Seriously, Trump reminds me of a Batman character hamsterjill 27 min ago #55
So let me get this straight EarlG 15 min ago #57

Evolve Dammit

(21,526 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, 05:49 PM
2 hrs ago

Miles Archer

(21,845 posts)
6. Yeah, the person who tweeted the video said he did that...
Tue Jan 13, 2026, 05:05 PM
3 hrs ago

...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

(1,934 posts)
3. At first i thought the worker
Tue Jan 13, 2026, 05:02 PM
3 hrs ago

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

Response to Bayard (Reply #12)

electric_blue68

(26,003 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, 06:14 PM
2 hrs ago

close, and downward bc there were police around.

MIButterfly

(2,145 posts)
22. I live in metro Detroit and I was wondering
Tue Jan 13, 2026, 06:22 PM
2 hrs ago

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

(27,884 posts)
24. David Muir on ABC nightly news
Tue Jan 13, 2026, 06:34 PM
2 hrs ago

Just showed that clip in his opening segment

More story coming up

😀



✌🏻

Aristus

(71,707 posts)
25. Look, I know the hillbillies and the rednecks want a President who is "just like themselves".
Tue Jan 13, 2026, 06:34 PM
2 hrs ago

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

(124 posts)
27. So we can expect the right wing media to clutch their pearls about him saying that.
Tue Jan 13, 2026, 06:34 PM
2 hrs ago

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

Wednesdays

(21,634 posts)
40. Fired, nothing.
Tue Jan 13, 2026, 07:35 PM
1 hr ago

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

rubbersole

(10,998 posts)
54. Dox him to his "base".
Tue Jan 13, 2026, 08:08 PM
32 min ago

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

Orrex

(66,701 posts)
32. Didn't Obama get in trouble with the press for saying "kicked his ass" or the like?
Tue Jan 13, 2026, 06:40 PM
2 hrs ago

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

FalloutShelter

(14,199 posts)
48. I was just gonna say...
Tue Jan 13, 2026, 07:56 PM
44 min ago

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

(18,755 posts)
35. There should be a hell of a lot more of this.
Tue Jan 13, 2026, 06:44 PM
1 hr ago

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

Totally Tunsie

(11,594 posts)
37. Even his middle finger "salute" looks wimpy.
Tue Jan 13, 2026, 06:54 PM
1 hr ago

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

(17,084 posts)
58. Aw, now you're being bad!!!!! LOL
Tue Jan 13, 2026, 08:27 PM
13 min ago

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

BidenRocks

(2,803 posts)
41. Chump has one fucked up finger.
Tue Jan 13, 2026, 07:36 PM
1 hr ago

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

Ilsa

(63,866 posts)
50. Still classy. For an encore, expect a long,
Tue Jan 13, 2026, 08:00 PM
40 min ago

loud, wet fart during the State of the Union.

Lying sack of steaming liquid shit.

markodochartaigh

(5,060 posts)
53. I grew up in a city with so many good
Tue Jan 13, 2026, 08:06 PM
34 min ago

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

(17,084 posts)
55. Seriously, Trump reminds me of a Batman character
Tue Jan 13, 2026, 08:13 PM
27 min ago

Oswald Cobblepot as portrayed by Danny Devito.

EarlG

(23,400 posts)
57. So let me get this straight
Tue Jan 13, 2026, 08:25 PM
15 min ago

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???

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