US President Donald Trump accidentally revealed private conversations about environmental corruption during a discussion with the president of Ford.
The incident occurred during a guided tour of the Ford Factory, the company’s headquarters in Dearborn, Michigan, just before Trump gave a speech at the Detroit Economic Forum.
During the company tour, Trump spent most of his time talking with Ford employees. But at one point, he accidentally disclosed a private conversation he had with Bill Ford, Ford’s chairman.
Trump began by saying how Bill Ford calls him all the time, asking: “Can we get rid of this environmental garbage?”, to which Ford, who was also present on the tour, quickly responded: “You saw an F-450 at Mar-a-Lago with your face on it!”
Trump then joked about Ford being short enough not to reach the truck bed. Trump added, “I don’t know much about this,” to which Ford replied, “You know a lot.”
At the end of the video, Ford appeared saying he had something “special” planned for Trump. Although the two were speaking in a relaxed tone, social media users quickly grew concerned about the content of the conversation.
“Trump once again admitting corruption, but Congress will never investigate this,” one commentator said. “Another blatantly corrupt conversation, the president is far too inept to keep it secret,” noted another.
“Nothing says ‘working-class hero’ like bragging about CEOs calling you to kill regulations protecting workers and communities,” wrote a third user.
Surprisingly, Bill Ford has a long history of supporting environmental causes. The Trump administration, however, seems to have a different philosophy.
In addition to consistently undermining climate goals, the current administration aggressively rolled back environmental protections and prioritized fossil fuel production and deregulation, harming both public health and the climate.
Trump speaks accidentally on Hot Mic exposing Trump’s corruption:
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?'”
Ford’s chair lobbied to axe “environmental garbage” rules.… pic.twitter.com/Zt8S1DdlIN
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