Autoworker Who Called Out Trump Keeps His Job. UAW says Ford didn’t discipline TJ Sabula

A Michigan autoworker who shouted an accusation at President Trump during a factory visit still has his job, his union says—despite Trump reportedly telling him he would be fired.

UAW Vice President Laura Dickerson told a political conference in Washington on Monday that TJ Sabula was not disciplined after the confrontation at a Ford F-150 plant in Dearborn last month, according to Reuters. Video from the scene shows a worker on the line yelling what sounds like “pedophile protector” at Trump. Trump turns, appears to respond with an expletive, and makes a middle-finger gesture before walking away.

Dickerson said Trump told Sabula he would lose his job, but the union pushed back. “This ain’t The Apprentice,” she said, adding that Sabula has “no discipline on his record” and framing the situation as a free-speech issue for union members.

Online fundraisers for Sabula surged after the confrontation, raising more than $800,000 before he shut them down, thanked supporters, and asked donors to redirect their contributions to other causes. Ford Executive Chairman Bill Ford later described the episode as “unfortunate” and said he was embarrassed by it.

Sabula told the Washington Post after being suspended that he believed he was being targeted for “embarrassing Trump in front of his friends” and that he was worried about his job. “As far as calling him out,” he said, “definitely no regrets whatsoever.”

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