DEARBORN, Mich. – Ford Motor Company issued a statement regarding President Donald Trump flipping off its workers during his visit to Detroit.
The incident occurred on Tuesday (Jan. 13) as a video captured Trump giving the middle finger to the Ford worker during his visit to a Ford plant in Dearborn.
“We had a great event today, and we’re proud of how our employees represented Ford. We’ve seen the clip you’re referring to.
One of our core values is respect, and we don’t condone anyone saying anything inappropriate like that within our facilities.
When that happens, we have a process to deal with it, but we don’t get into specific personnel matters.” Ford spokesperson."
Ford spokesperson
What happened
The video, obtained by TMZ, showed Trump walking through the Ford Rouge plant and responding to a worker who was yelling at him from below.
The worker appeared to yell, “pedophile protector,” to Trump, to which he appeared to respond with “f--- you,” and then gave the person the middle finger.
The White House defended Trump’s action, telling TMZ that the person was “wildly screaming expletives in a complete fit of rage,” and saying Trump “gave an appropriate and unambiguous response.”
A spokesperson for Ford told CNN they were aware of the video.
“One of our core values is respect, and we don’t condone anyone saying anything inappropriate like that within our facilities. When that happens, we have a process to deal with it, but we don’t get into specific personnel matters.”
Trump was in Detroit on Tuesday, giving a speech defending his economic policies at the Detroit Economic Club.
#EXCLUSIVE 😳 President Trump was filmed flipping off a Ford worker who yelled "pedophile protector" at him. https://t.co/m5nLYtWxxT pic.twitter.com/512zEYV6WC
— TMZ (@TMZ) January 13, 2026
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