$800,000 raised for suspended Ford worker who heckled Trump

Published January 15th, 2026 - 10:33 GMT
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TJ Sabula fundraisers (GoFundMe)

ALBAWABA - A Ford worker, identified as Thomas Sabula, recently made headlines after heckling Donald Trump during his visit to the Ford Plant Tour in Michigan, prompting the US President to flip the employee off and mutter a slur at him. 

A GoFundMe page titled "TJ Sabula is a patriot!!" raised over $400,000 after news circulated that Sabula was suspended from his job when he shouted at Trump, "pedophile protector," and flipped him off, which caused the viral video of the US President snapping back at the worker. 

$800,000 raised for suspended Ford worker who heckled Trump

Sean Williams, who helped Sabula launch the fundraiser, wrote, "Please help us raise funds for patriot TJ Sabula!! TJ was suspended from his job at the Ford Automotive Company for correctly calling President Donald J Trump a Pedophile Protector!! Let’s rally and support TJ and help him pay some bills (and force DJT to release the Trump/Epstein Files)." 

Additionally, another GoFundMe fundraiser titled "Support Ford Worker TJ Sabula during suspension" was launched for Sabula, garnering over $330,000. 

Diandra Gourlay, who also helped Sabula launch the second fundraiser, wrote, "TJ is a father of two young children, husband, and is a proud United Auto Workers (UAW) Local 600 line worker. Funds donated will support TJ and his family to cover expenses during this time of uncertainty."

However, by the time of reporting, both fundraisers had been paused according to their pages.