Overview
- UAW Vice President Laura Dickerson told members in Washington that TJ Sabula “has no discipline on his record” and kept his job.
- Ford had suspended Sabula with pay after the Jan. 13 exchange at the River Rouge complex, and he has since returned to work following the investigation.
- Video shows Sabula shouting “pedophile protector” toward President Trump, who appeared to mouth “f*** you,” raise his middle finger, and say “you’re fired.”
- The White House defended the president’s reaction, with communications director Steven Cheung calling the heckler a “lunatic” and saying the response was appropriate.
- Two online fundraisers gathered more than $810,000 for Sabula in the days after the incident, which drew attention because his taunt referenced delayed releases of Jeffrey Epstein–related records.