Ford worker suspended for heckling Trump has ‘no regrets’

Published January 14, 2026 8:33am ET



The Ford factory worker who heckled President Donald Trump near Detroit on Tuesday has been suspended by the automobile company for his behavior, but he says he has “no regrets.”

The worker, identified as 40-year-old TJ Sabula, called Trump a “pedophile protector” while the president was touring the Ford River Rouge complex in Dearborn, Michigan. The name-calling was a reference to Trump’s past ties to the late sex trafficker, Jeffrey Epstein.

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