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{"user_id":20354,"source":"https://talklikea.pro/politics/over-300000-raised-after-ford-suspends-worker-who-humiliated-trump-in-public/","source_type":"link","title":"Over $300,000 Raised After Ford Suspends Worker Who Humiliated Trump in Public - TLP Media","description":"Donald Trump has always claimed to be a champion of the working class. But as soon as a blue-collar worker","html":"\u003c!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN\" \"http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd\"\u003e\n\u003chtml\u003e\u003cbody\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDonald Trump has always claimed to be a champion of the working class.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut as soon as a blue-collar worker actually speaks his mind, the president crumbles like a stale cookie.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTJ Sabula is a 40-year-old lineworker at Ford.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe is a husband and a father of two young children.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd he just became a national hero for bruising Trump’s incredibly fragile ego.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDuring a “meticulously planned” tour of the Ford plant in Dearborn meant to show off economic policy, Sabula went off-script.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe shouted “pedophile protector” at the president.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt turns out, free speech is only cool with MAGA when they are the ones doing the talking.\u003c/p\u003e\n The Art of the Tantrum \n\u003cp\u003eTrump’s reaction was exactly what you would expect from a man with zero emotional regulation.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe didn’t debate the policy.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe didn’t ignore the heckler like a professional.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInstead, the President of the United States reportedly mouthed “f*** you” and made an obscene gesture.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNew reports from supporters on the ground say he also told Sabula, “You’re Fired” while flipping him the middle finger.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is the kind of behavior you expect from a toddler who missed nap time.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNot a world leader.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNaturally, the White House defended this embarrassment.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA spokesman called the obscene gesture “appropriate” and labeled Sabula a “lunatic… screaming expletives in a complete fit of rage”.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe gaslighting is honestly impressive.\u003c/p\u003e\n Ford Bends the Knee \n\u003cp\u003eFord Motor Co. immediately suspended Sabula without pay.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThey are apparently terrified of political retribution.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSources say automakers are wary of backlash after past tariff policies under Trump caused billions in losses.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSo, to protect their bottom line, they punished a union worker for using his voice.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSabula says he has “definitely no regrets whatsoever”.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe believes he was “targeted for political retribution” for the crime of “embarrassing Trump in front of his friends”.\u003c/p\u003e\n The Resistance Pays (Literally) \n\u003cp\u003eWhile Ford and Trump tried to silence him, the internet decided to make TJ Sabula rich.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe support has been absolutely astronomical.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere isn’t just one fundraiser for him.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere are now at least two massive campaigns, and the numbers are exploding.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe main campaign, “\u003ca href=\"https://www.gofundme.com/f/tj-sabula-is-a-patriot\"\u003eTJ Sabula is a patriot\u003c/a\u003e!!” organized by Sean Williams, has skyrocketed to $233,051.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat is nearly a quarter of a million dollars from over 10,500 donations.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne anonymous donor even dropped a casual $5,000.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut wait, it gets better.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA second campaign, “\u003ca href=\"https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-ford-worker-tj-sabula-during-suspension\"\u003eSupport Ford Worker TJ Sabula\u003c/a\u003e during suspension,” has raised another $79,240.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat means this “suspended” worker has raised over $312,000 in total.\u003c/p\u003e\n It’s Not About The Insult \n\u003cp\u003eThis isn’t just about calling names.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSabula’s shout of “pedophile protector” references the delayed Jeffrey Epstein files.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA bipartisan law said these documents should have been released last year.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut only about 1% have seen the light of day.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePeople are sick of the secrets.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThey are sick of powerful men protecting other powerful men.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDonors like Linda S. are thanking Sabula for forcing the issue back into the spotlight.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShe wrote, “You caused Trump to bring the Epstein Files back to the forefront despite all his efforts and distractions to bury these crimes once again”.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShe thanked him for standing up for survivors who have been “failed for decades”.\u003c/p\u003e\n Winning The War \n\u003cp\u003eSabula might be suspended without pay for now.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut he has effectively crowdfunded a decade’s worth of salary in about 48 hours.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe has updated his \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/tj.sabula\"\u003eprofile\u003c/a\u003e picture to show Trump flipping him off.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe is laughing all the way to the bank.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeanwhile, Trump is left fuming, proving once again that he can dish it out but he absolutely cannot take it.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTJ Sabula stood his ground.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd America just rewarded him with a massive payday.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/body\u003e\u003c/html\u003e\n","hash_id":"kmodxXzAjvsr","author":"Michele Stills","reading_time":"1 min read","link_sharing":true,"archived":false,"favourited":false,"folder_id":25619,"tag_list":[]}