Trump gives heckler the middle finger during Michigan Ford plant visit

During a tour of a Ford plant in Michigan on Tuesday, Donald Trump reportedly gave the middle finger to a heckler who was shouting accusations at him. The incident, captured in a short video shared by TMZ, occurred while Trump was visiting Ford's River Rouge complex in Dearborn before a speech at the Detroit Economic Club. While a White House spokesperson did not confirm the gesture, they stated Trump gave an "appropriate" response to the heckler. The incident occurred amidst growing pressure on the Trump administration to release the "Epstein files," documents related to the disgraced financier and sex trafficker. Despite a federal law requiring their full release, only a small portion of the files have been released, with the Justice Department citing the need to protect victims' identities.

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