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The POTUS allegedly shouted expletives at the heckler – twice.
During a tour at a Ford factory in Detroit, Michigan, U.S. President was met by a groof people, who started heckling the president.
One of the hecklers shouted “pedophile protector” at the POTUS, to which Trump appears to respond by giving the heckler the middle finger and shout expletives twice.
The video was first posted by TMZ. Article continues below.
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White House: “Appropriate”
After the clip went viral, a spokesperson from Ford said that “one of our core values is respect, ad we don’t condone anyone saying anything inappropriate like that within our facilites,” CNN reports.
The White House has also commented on the clip, with CNN quoting White House Communications Director Steven Cheung for saying in a statement:
“A lunatic was wildly screaming expletives in a complete fit of rage, and the President gave an appropriate and unambiguous response.”
Heckler has “no regrets”
The Washington Post managed to track down the heckler, identified as a 40-year old line worker at the plant. He told the Post, that he is now pending an investigation and has been suspended from work.
But he emphazises, that “as far as calling him out, definitely no regrets whatsoever”.
Sources: TMZ, CNN, The Washington Post,
