He came like a wrecking ball.
A New York City construction worker delivered a sharp message to President Biden on Thursday morning after his predecessor and 2024 rival Donald Trump made a surprise visit to a Manhattan work site.
An unidentified man wearing a helmet and a yellow reflective vest was being interviewed by a Newsmax reporter after the former president’s visit when he was asked, “What is your message to Joe Biden?”
“Fuck you,” the worker answered without hesitation into the journalist’s microphone, then turned and walked away.
He also said he was “not at all” surprised to see so many Trump supporters in Manhattan as the Republican hush money trial enters its third day.
“Things are changing now,” the worker said in a thick New York accent. “It’s Trump’s turn again.”
12 second clip of interaction Shared by X The caption reads, “This union member is saying what many Americans are thinking right now.”
The strong feelings of the builder resonated with many users.
“If I were that guy’s boss, he’d give him a raise,” one person joked.
“I love this guy who says what we’re all thinking,” replied another.
“The man is King Hero!” tweeted a third.
Trump, who is aiming to take back the White House in a 2024 campaign against Biden, shook hands with workers and other supporters at a construction site at 48th Street and Park Avenue around 6:30 a.m. before his court appearance. .
The crowd chanted “USA!” And he supported the Republican, even though he is currently facing criminal charges and is on trial.
“My opinion of him hasn’t changed,” Basil Persaud, a sheet metal worker from Hollis, Queens, told the Post.
Persaud, 48, said he felt “they were always trying to get something.” [Trump]”
Workers at the site said they were all union officials and MAGA fans.
“Trump got a great reception. They say unions aren’t a big deal to President Trump, and that’s true,” said Darren Gould, 58, a carpenter foreman from Wanaque, New Jersey. Ta.
“The union leaders might not, but when you talk to people on construction sites, they’re all talking about Trump.”
But at least one worker expressed a similar message to Trump as his colleague gave to Biden.
“Oh, Trump,” an anonymous construction worker told the Post.
