President Trump’s visit to a Ford factory in Detroit has ended in controversy after he was filmed flashing his middle finger at a heckler. The White House has staunchly defended the action, calling it an "appropriate response" to a "lunatic screaming expletives."

The heckler, an autoworker identified as TJ Sabula, had shouted insults linking Trump to the Epstein scandal. While Ford has suspended the employee, a GoFundMe campaign for him has raised nearly $700,000 overnight, turning a rude gesture into a symbol of the deep polarization gripping the American workforce.