Pete Buttigieg Nails The Telling Reason Behind Trump's 'Old F.U.'
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The former transportation secretary stressed that the president's reaction to the heckling was totally "in character."
Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has argued that Donald Trump flipping the bird and mouthing the words “fuck you” to a heckling-Ford auto worker, TJ Sabula, is expected behavior from the president.
During a talk at the Detroit Auto Show on Wednesday, Buttigieg was asked about the incident that took place during Trump’s visit to a Ford factory in nearby Dearborn, Michigan.
“President Trump did literally what I believe he’s been doing figuratively for some time, which is give autoworkers the finger,” Buttigieg told Detroit Free Press reporter Liam Rappleye.
“Look, he’s been a union buster, he has presided over the loss of manufacturing jobs in this country and then when somebody sees someone as powerful as him come into their workplace, he gives them the old F.U.”
Video shared by TMZ on Tuesday shows the exchange between Trump and Sabula, who called the president a “pedophile protector” in a nod to his ties to Jeffrey Epstein and his administration’s handling of files linked to the late convicted sex offender.
The president milked laughter from an Oval Office audience with the line.
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The MS NOW host also chronicled an exodus of Justice Department staffers after Trump claimed Good "ran over" the ICE agent that killed her.
The worker, TJ Sabula, said he was suspended from his job after calling Trump a "pedophile protector" during the president's factory tour.
"Secretary Noem, you have violated your oath of office and there will be consequences," said Rep. Robin Kelly (D-Ill.).
The Michigan line worker said he had “no regrets whatsoever” about antagonizing the president.
The decision is a boon for President Donald Trump's longtime campaign against mail-in voting.