President Donald Trump could be seen on video flipping the bird and saying the phrase “f*ck you” in the direction of a heckler during his Tuesday visit to the Ford F-150 plant in Dearborn, Michigan. The president, in town for a speech at the Detroit Economic Club, toured the F-150 plant as well — and responded in the moment as someone in the crowd shouted at him, apparently accusing the president of “protecting” the late convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. Entertainment site TMZ first reported the news, sharing video of the brief exchange that quickly made its way across social media. WATCH: #EXCLUSIVE ? President Trump was filmed flipping off a Ford worker who yelled “pedophile protector” at him. https://t.co/m5nLYtWxxT pic.twitter.com/512zEYV6WC — TMZ (@TMZ) January 13, 2026 “It’s hard to make out the full sentence shouted at Trump, but it seems to have included the words ‘pedophile protector,'” the outlet reported. Trump could be seen turning to look at the person who had shouted at him before apparently saying, “f*ck you,” and flipping him a middle finger for good measure. White House Communications Director Steven Cheung addressed the video as it circulated, explaining, “A lunatic was wildly screaming expletives in a complete fit of rage, and the President gave an appropriate and unambiguous response.” Throughout most of the president’s tour, the plant workers crowded around him as they shook his hand and posed for photos. ?? pic.twitter.com/OFqEPVD9LY — The White House (@WhiteHouse) January 13, 2026 While he was at the Detroit automotive plant, Trump also sat for an interview with new “CBS Evening News” anchor Tony Dokoupil. In that interview, among a number of other topics, Trump talked about what was going on in the auto industry – particularly since he’d put a stop to imminent electric vehicle mandates set in motion by former President Joe Biden’s administration. WATCH: .@POTUS: “I want electric, and I want gasoline, and I want hybrids — I want everything. But you were going to be forced, under the mandate, to buy an electric car in a very short period of time. I didn’t want that, and I ended that.” pic.twitter.com/jTU4v6bMev — Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) January 13, 2026 “I want electric, and I want gasoline, and I want hybrids — I want everything. But you were going to be forced, under the mandate, to buy an electric car in a very short period of time. I didn’t want that, and I ended that,” Trump explained.

White House border czar Tom Homan said Tuesday that the immigration officer involved in the shooting death of anti-ICE activist Renee Good is in hiding. Homan said that Jonathan Ross is in hiding because of an excessive amount of threats made against him and his family since Good’s death last week. The border czar said that Ross would wait for the investigation to end before he comes out of hiding, and then potentially file lawsuits for defamation. “I think he’s going to, you know, wait for this investigation to play itself out and wait for them to come out with actual facts, what happened,” Homan said during an appearance on “Will Cain Country.” “Then, I think you may see him take action because I know for a fact, you know, now he has to be in hiding.” Host Will Cain asked Homan directly if Ross was in hiding now. “Yes, for the safety of him and his family,” Homan responded. “I mean, there are wanted posters with his picture, his license plate number, you know, and the death threats against him and his family.” People were seen at Ross’ home late last week packing boxes, a neighbor of Ross told NBC News. Some of Ross’ neighbors have spoken about leaving the area for a few days while the uproar around Good’s death rages. Last week, Ross shot and killed Good, a 37-year-old activist who blocked and antagonized immigration officials working in Minneapolis. Good blocked a street with her car and held immigration officials up for several minutes. After immigration agents requested she exit her vehicle, she backed up and pulled forward in the direction of Ross. After her car bumped him, Ross fatally shot her. The shooting has become a flashpoint of criticism over President Donald Trump’s immigration agenda. Democratic politicians such as Minnesota Governor Tim Walz have demonized federal immigration enforcement as part of their criticisms of Trump’s agenda. Walz warned of a brewing “civil war” in the aftermath of the shooting. Last year, he compared Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to Nazi gestapo. Protests against ICE have featured violent language and threats against ICE and top Trump officials. At a recent protest in Manhattan, activists chanted slogans such as “Save a life, kill an ICE,” and “Kristi Noem will hang.”

The National Republican Congressional Committee is targeting Democratic Rep. Adam Gray of California in a new ad campaign. The NRCC released its first ad targeting Gray on Tuesday. The ad targets Gray’s record on immigration. “Adam Gray voted to give criminal illegal aliens driver’s licenses. He voted against funding to deport dangerous criminals. Adam Gray is dangerously radical on immigration,” the ad states. Gray currently represents California’s 13th congressional district, a seat identified last year as one of the most vulnerable of the upcoming midterm elections. California Governor Gavin Newsom’s efforts to redistrict ahead of midterms may have given Gray some room to breathe, however. Immigration has been a top issue for Republicans since President Donald Trump returned to office in January. Immigration remains one of Trump’s most popular issues, though Americans’ approval of Trump’s handling of immigration has slipped since he effectively ended massive amounts of illegal immigration that poured into the country under the Biden administration. That ad hits Gray over a couple of votes on his record regarding immigration, one of them from over a decade ago. In 2013, while Gray was serving in the California assembly, he voted in favor of a bill that would allow illegal aliens to receive a California driver’s license. Last year, Gray voted against Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill, which, in part, provided funding for finishing the border wall along the United States’ southern border. It also provided a surge of funding for hiring thousands of federal immigration agents. The One Big Beautiful Bill included a slate of other Trump priorities, as well. The bill made permanent the 2017 tax cuts from Trump’s first term in office, secured $12.5 billion for the national air traffic control system, and funded development of the Golden Dome missile defense system. Gray is in his first term as a U.S. congressman, having flipped California’s 13th district from Republican control in 2024. Gray beat then-incumbent Republican Rep. John Duarte by less than 200 votes. Gray’s strongest opponent this cycle is Kevin Lincoln, the Republican former mayor of Stockton, a city added to California 13 under the new congressional map pushed for by Newsom. “From Assemblyman to Congressman, Adam Gray’s out of touch, radical immigration votes put criminal illegal immigrants first and the safety of California families dead last. Californians deserve a Congressman who will put their safety first,” NRCC spokesman Christian Martinez told The Daily Wire in a statement.

Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti was flabbergasted to find out Mike Tomlin stepped down as the Steelers head coach during a Tuesday press conference. “Holy sh*t!” Bisciotti exclaimed when a reporter asked if Tomlin would be a candidate in Baltimore. “Would that be awesome? Only if John takes the Pittsburgh job. Wow, wouldn’t that be interesting?” Two rival coaches switching positions? That wild thought is technically a possibility now that Tomlin stepped down after 19 seasons with the Steelers Tuesday. John Harbaugh parted ways with the Ravens a week ago after 18 seasons, seemingly at the hands of Tomlin, whose team got the best of Baltimore in their storied rivalry after the Ravens’ kicker missed the game-winning field goal. “I don’t know, that thing last week, maybe disqualified him from my opening,” Bisciotti said jokingly in regards to the Ravens losing to the Steelers. The two coaches came into the season as the NFL’s most tenured leaders. Now they are both out of the league. “After much thought and reflection, I have decided to step down as head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers,” Tomlin said in a statement. “This organization has been a huge part of my life for many years, and it has been an absolute honor to lead this team. I am deeply grateful to Art Rooney II and the late Ambassador Rooney for their trust and support. I am also thankful to the players who gave everything they had every day, and to the coaches and staff whose commitment and dedication made this journey so meaningful. I want to also thank Steeler Nation. Your passion, loyalty, and high expectations represent what makes this franchise truly special.” Pittsburgh will hire only its fourth head coach since 1969. Before Tomlin was hired in 2007, Bill Cowher led the Steelers from 1992 to 2006, taking over for Chuck Noll. Tomlin led the Steelers to a Super Bowl in 2009, marking the sixth championship for the franchise. “During our meeting today, Coach Tomlin informed me that he has decided to step down as our Head Coach,” Steelers president Art Rooney II said in a statement. “Obviously, I am extremely grateful to Mike for all the hard work, dedication and success we have shared over the last 19 years. It is hard for me to put into words the level of respect and appreciation I have for Coach Tomlin. He guided the franchise to our sixth Super Bowl championship and made the playoffs 13 times during his tenure, including winning the AFC North eight times in his career.” Tomlin’s next moves are unclear. NFL insider Josina Anderson reported Tomlin has indicated wanting to coach in warmer environments than the Steel City. The Super Bowl-winning coach would also be welcome on television as an analyst if he chooses that route. Whatever direction Tomlin goes, the 53-year-old will be sought after. Tomlin leaves Pittsburgh as a winner, never recording a losing season. “His track record of never having a losing season in 19 years will likely never be duplicated,” Rooney II said.

WASHINGTON—The Supreme Court appears poised to allow states to keep men out of women’s sports after the majority of justices seemed favorable towards laws from West Virginia and Idaho that make participation in women’s sports contingent on sex. After three and a half hours of arguments on Tuesday, the justices seemed skeptical of claims from transgender-identifying athletes that laws keeping them off women’s sports teams violate the Equal Protection Clause of the Constitution and Title IX. The outcome of the cases could have far-reaching implications for protecting women’s privacy in bathrooms, locker rooms, and other sensitive spaces. The justices heard the cases of West Virginia v. B.P.J. and Little v. Hecox. Both cases revolve around laws in West Virginia and Idaho that prohibit men from competing on women’s sports teams. The strongest pushback against the arguments made against the laws came from Justice Samuel Alito, who pressed lawyer Kathleen Hartnett, an attorney representing a transgender-identifying male athlete from Idaho, about what her definition of sex was. “Is it not necessary for there to be, for Equal Protection purposes, if that is challenged under the Equal Protection Clause, an understanding of what it means to be a boy or a girl or a man or a woman?” he asked. “We do not have a definition for the court, and we don’t take issue with the … we’re not disputing the definition here. What we’re saying is that the way it applies in practice is to exclude birth sex males categorically from women’s teams, and that there’s a subset of those birth sex males where it doesn’t make sense to do so, according to the state’s own interest,” Hartnett replied. “How can a court determine whether there’s discrimination on the basis of sex without knowing what sex means for Equal Protection purposes?” Alito followed up. He also asked Hartnett if she thought female athletes worried about fair competition were bigots. In a different section of arguments, Chief Justice John Roberts joined in Alito’s skepticism about ACLU lawyer Joshua Block’s reluctance to provide a definition of sex for the court. “Title IX prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex. It’s a statutory term, it must mean something,” Roberts said. “You’re arguing here there is discrimination on the basis of sex, and how can we decide that question without knowing what sex means in Title IX?” Justice Brett Kavanaugh appeared inclined to let the debate play out at the state level, noting that 27 states have protected women’s sports while the other 23 allow males who identify as females to compete in the women’s division. “Why would we, at this point, just the role of this court, jump in and try to constitutionalize the rule for the whole country while [there’s] still, as you say, uncertainty, debate — while there are still strong interests on the other side?” he said. Kavanaugh also noted that sports are often a “zero-sum game” and that even one transgender-identifying athlete allowed on a women’s team could have an outsized impact. At a press conference after the case, Alliance Defending Freedom lawyer John Bursch told The Daily Wire that he believes the issue should be national and that women in California and Massachusetts should not have their right to fair competition taken away. During arguments, demonstrators on both sides held competing rallies. One woman from North Carolina who was holding a sign in favor of protecting women’s sports told The Daily Wire that she got on a bus at 3:00 a.m. to travel up to Washington, D.C., for the demonstration.