Donations pour in for suspended Ford worker who heckled Trump
More than $530,000 and growing, had been raised through two online fundraisers for Sabula — a GoFundMe titled "TJ Sabula is a patriot!! and another headlined Support Ford Worker TJ Sabula during suspension — as of Wednesday afternoon.
A Ford Motor Co. worker who heckled Donald Trump, prompting an obscene gesture from the president during a Detroit-area factory visit on Tuesday, is at the center of a political firestorm over his exchange.
Video first published by TMZ and confirmed as authentic by the White House captures a person at Dearborn Truck yelling "pedophile protector" at Trump, who seemingly mouthed back twice a "F**K You!" expletive and flipped his middle finger in the shouter's direction.
Dearborn Truck Plant line worker TJ Sabula told The Washington Post that he was the one who shouted at the president during the tour and said he has no regrets, although he's worried about his job after being suspended with pay following the exchange.
“I don’t feel as though fate looks upon you often, and when it does, you better be ready to seize the opportunity,” Sabula told the Post. “And today I think I did that.”