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UAW: Ford worker who heckled Trump kept job, 'no discipline' on record
trump really wanted this person fired. This story made me smile
Link to tweet
https://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/autos/ford/2026/02/09/ford-worker-who-heckled-trump-keeps-job-no-discipline-for-incident/88588763007/
Washington — The Ford Motor Co. employee who heckled President Donald Trump during a January visit to the company's Dearborn Truck Plant. still has his job and "has no discipline on his record," a union official confirmed Monday.
"TJ, we got your back," United Auto Workers Vice President Laura Dickerson said during a Washington, D.C., speech Monday morning. She was referencing TJ Sabula, a 40-year-old UAW Local 600 line worker at the factory who called Trump a "pedophile protector."
Trump responded by flashing his middle finger and twice mouthing, "F--- you,” at Sabula. The president also mouthed a popular catchphrase from his days on reality television: "You're fired."
"Well, this ain't 'The Apprentice,'" Dickerson said, referencing the NBC program that featured Trump.
Ford declined to discuss Sabula's status Monday. "This is a personnel matter, and we’re not going to comment,” company spokesperson Jess Enoch said in a statement.
The White House did not immediately respond to a message seeking comment.
"TJ, we got your back," United Auto Workers Vice President Laura Dickerson said during a Washington, D.C., speech Monday morning. She was referencing TJ Sabula, a 40-year-old UAW Local 600 line worker at the factory who called Trump a "pedophile protector."
Trump responded by flashing his middle finger and twice mouthing, "F--- you,” at Sabula. The president also mouthed a popular catchphrase from his days on reality television: "You're fired."
"Well, this ain't 'The Apprentice,'" Dickerson said, referencing the NBC program that featured Trump.
Ford declined to discuss Sabula's status Monday. "This is a personnel matter, and we’re not going to comment,” company spokesperson Jess Enoch said in a statement.
The White House did not immediately respond to a message seeking comment.
