Overview
- Video from Tuesday shows President Trump flipping off a Ford employee and mouthing an expletive after the worker shouted “pedophile protector” during a Dearborn plant tour.
- TJ Sabula, 40, acknowledged making the remark and was suspended pending investigation, and he later told The Washington Post he has “no regrets whatsoever.”
- Two GoFundMe campaigns for Sabula totaled roughly $811,000 early Thursday, after topping more than $720,000 by late Wednesday, according to the latest reports.
- Professional wrestling figure Jim Cornette publicly donated $5,000 to the fundraiser and promoted the effort on social media.
- The White House said the president gave an “appropriate” response, while the UAW criticized vulgar treatment of workers and vowed to protect Sabula’s job rights.