White House Responds After Trump Flips Off Heckler; Man Who Shouted 'Pedophile Protector' Says He Has 'No Regrets'

Video footage caught Donald Trump, who is the President of the United States, giving the middle finger to an onlooker while visiting a Ford truck factory in Michigan this week.

Now, the White House is responding to the 79-year-old POTUS’ actions, and they are defending the gesture.

By the way, the apparent reason why Trump decided to give the middle finger to this person is because they seemingly yelled “pedophile protector.”

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“A lunatic was wildly screaming expletives in a complete fit of rage, and the President gave an appropriate and unambiguous response,” the White House told NBC News.

The man has reportedly been identified by the Washington Post as TJ Sabula, a 40-year-old worker, who said he has “no regrets.”

“I don’t feel as though fate looks upon you often, and when it does, you better be ready to seize the opportunity. And today I think I did that,” he added. He has been suspended from his job at this time.

Why would someone yell “pedophile protector” at a United States President? Well, only a portion of the Epstein files have been released despite the deadline for their release being about a month ago. And then there’s this quote he allegedly said in private.