Trump Makes Obscene Gesture at Heckler in Ford Factory Tour

President Trump raised his middle finger at a heckler who accused him of being a "pedophile protector" while touring a Ford factory in Dearborn, Mich., on Tuesday afternoon.

It was a fleeting interaction that happened while the president was out of sight of the small group of reporters that travels by his side as part of the press pool. Footage of the moment, which looked like it was filmed on a cellphone, appeared on the celebrity gossip website TMZ shortly after Mr. Trump had left the factory.

The White House's communications director, Steven Cheung, said in a statement that a "lunatic was wildly screaming expletives in a complete fit of rage, and the president gave an appropriate and unambiguous response."