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UAW backs Detroit worker whom Trump flipped off

By Claire Carter
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The United Auto Workers issued a statement on Wednesday defending a Michigan member who heckled President Donald Trump during a visit to a Ford plant earlier this week.

The confrontation occurred on Tuesday when Trump was touring the Ford River Rouge complex in Dearborn. According to the union, the worker, identified as 40-year-old TJ Sabula, was suspended following the incident.

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