Ford forced to defend caught-on-camera comments supporting Trump

Ford forced to defend caught-on-camera comments supporting Trump

February 4, 2025 5:42 pm EST.

After his admission that he was happy that Donald Trump won the U.S. presidential election, Ford tried to defend the comments on Tuesday. "I thought it would be a little different," he said. Mark McAllister has more.

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