Suspended Ford employee who heckled Trump receives $600k as woke liberals name him ‘working class hero’
Suspended Ford worker TJ Sabula has the backing of his union, members of Congress, and a lucrative GoFundMe after he was given the middle finger by Donald Trump for calling him a ‘pedophile protector.’
Sabula, 40, was suspended but said he had ‘no regrets’ after the tiff with Trump at a factory in Michigan on Tuesday.
UAW Local 600 leadership told the Daily Mail they have Sabula’s back and accused the president of having subjected him ‘to vulgar language.’
‘The UAW will ensure that our member receives the full protection of all negotiated contract language safeguarding his job and his rights as a union member. Workers should never be subjected to vulgar language or behavior by anyone — including the President of the United States,’ they said in a statement.
‘The autoworker at the Dearborn Truck Plant is a proud member of a strong and fighting union — the UAW. He believes in freedom of speech, a principle we wholeheartedly embrace, and we stand with our membership in protecting their voice on the job.’
Sabula was acting ‘as an individual, exercising his rights as both a worker and a citizen’ and will make certain his rights are upheld.
Two separate GoFundMe pages were started on behalf of Sabula and have raised over $600,000 in less than 24 hours, with organizers of one closing it down.
Democrat Congressman Pat Ryan of New York called Sabula ‘a f**king American hero’ when asked about the situation.
Suspended Ford worker TJ Sabula has the backing of his union, members of Congress and a lucrative Gofundme after he was given the middle finger by Donald Trump for calling him a ‘pedophile protector’
Sabula, 40, was suspended but said he had ‘no regrets’ after the tiff with Trump at a factory in Michigan on Tuesday
‘He is exercising his First Amendment rights and his rights as a hardworking union member to speak truth to power. So we’re proud of him. We stand with him,’ he told Meidas Touch.
‘And you saw how the president responded. He showed exactly how he’s treated workers despite his rhetoric. He is essentially, you know, in real life giving the middle finger to working-class Americans despite his promises.’
Leftist Congresswoman Rashida Tliab, who represents the district Dearborn is in in Congress, said she agreed with Sabula.
‘He’s right. The president is, in fact, protecting pedophiles. Don’t come to my district and expect a warm welcome. Release the Epstein files!’
Ford spokesperson David Tovar downplayed the incident in a statement to The Daily Mail.
‘We had a great event yesterday and we’re proud of how our employees represented Ford,’ he said.
‘We’ve seen the clip you’re referring to. One of our core values is respect and we don’t condone anyone saying anything inappropriate like that within our facilities. When that happens, we have a process to deal with it but we don’t get into specific personnel matters.’
Sabula, a line worker, was given the penalty after Trump cursed him out and gave him the middle finger while touring the factory.
UAW Local 600 leadership told The Daily Mail they have Sabula’s back and accused the president of having subjected him ‘to vulgar language’
Democrat Congressman Pat Ryan (pictured) of New York called Sabula ‘a f**king American hero’ when asked about the situation
‘As far as calling him out, definitely no regrets whatsoever,’ Sabula told the outlet.
‘I don’t feel as though fate looks upon you often, and when it does, you better be ready to seize the opportunity. And today I think I did that.’
A video shows the president walking across a gangway as he points to a heckler below, mouthing, ‘F*** you.’
Trump then gives Sabula the middle finger as he walks away. Earlier, the heckler could be heard calling the president a ‘pedophile protector’, an apparent reference to the Jeffrey Epstein saga.
‘A lunatic was wildly screaming expletives in a complete fit of rage, and the president gave an appropriate and unambiguous response,’ White House spokesman Steven Cheung told the Daily Mail.
