WATCH:
Trump on a hot mic tells Ford workers that company chair Bill Ford "calls me all the time, 'Can we get rid of this environmental piece of garbage?'"
"You saw an F-450 at Mar-a-Lago with your face on it!" Ford says pic.twitter.com/P5XGM1XwAv
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) January 13, 2026
A hot-mic moment is making waves after Donald Trump was caught joking with Ford Motor Company workers, claiming company chair Bill Ford “calls me all the time” asking, “Can we get rid of this environmental piece of garbage?” The off-the-cuff remark drew laughter as Trump leaned into his anti-regulation message, before a Ford worker fired back with a moment that lit up the exchange: “You saw an F-450 at Mar-a-Lago with your face on it!” The unscripted clip quickly spread online, with supporters cheering the banter and critics seizing on the blunt language.