President Donald Trump appeared to flip someone off as he toured a Michigan Ford plant in an incident caught on video Tuesday, and the White House defended the action as an “appropriate” response to someone screaming at the commander-in-chief. A 30-second video, obtained by TMZ, shows someone yelling in the president’s direction, though it is unclear exactly what that person is saying. In the TMZ video, the president appears to respond by pointing at the person and mouthing or saying “fuck you” twice. TJ Sabula, a 40-year-old line worker at the plant, told The Washington Post he was the person shouting at the president. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement Advertisement“As far as calling him out, definitely no regrets whatsoever,” Sabula told the Post.

Source: CNN January 14, 2026 01:23 UTC