Woke Ford executive claims that he confronted a man who watched Fox News during the entire flight

Barrett Evans took to social media to claim that he confronted an elderly man after the latter watched Fox News during the entire flight. He saw that that the man and his wife were getting into airport wheelchairs to be pushed to their next gate. Evans said to the man, “Love to see you supporting DEI.” Evans associated the availability of wheel chairs at the airport as an example of DEI.

From the Daily Mail:

‘Deplaning and I notice he and his wife getting into their airport wheelchairs to be pushed to next gate. My filter was malfunctioning…

‘”Love to see you supporting DEI.”

‘”Not me!”

‘”Yes – you.

‘That wheelchair, and the human pushing it, are provided at no direct cost to you – rather by a subsidized cost attributed to every passenger in this airport. Provided to level the playing field – for you.”‘

Evans appears to have assumed that the Fox News viewer was a conservative who’d be against diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) measures which have been targeted by the Trump administration.

He continued: ‘Not all passengers need assistance. But for those who do–for whatever reason–the service ensures they can access the airport, navigate security, and board their plane safely and with dignity.

‘The cost being shared ensures that the service is available to those who need it, not just those who could afford to pay extra.

‘This is a real-world infrastructure of equity in action: acknowledging that different people have different needs, and creating systems to support those differences fairly.

The post, made on Friday, has since gone viral. It has been liked close to 100,000 times as of Monday morning, with over 4,000 people sharing it and almost 4,000 commenting.

Additional Reading:

Parnaby, L. (2025, April 14). Woke Ford executive’s shocking outburst to elderly plane passenger for watching Fox News on flight. Daily Mail. Link.

Category: "Teh Stoopid", DEI, Society