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UTUSN

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Wed Jan 14, 2026, 01:42 PM Wednesday

Who suspended TJ SABULA - the employer, the union? - Why isn't it free speech? [View all]

If there's a paywall this link seems to work, mine was Option 2: https://www.removepaywall.com/

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https://archive.is/20260114141013/https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/01/13/trump-ford-factory-heckler-detroit/#selection-239.0-243.174

Trump makes obscene gesture, mouths expletive at Detroit factory heckler
“As far as calling him out, definitely no regrets whatsoever,” the heckler told The Post after a video captured Trump twice mouthing “f--- you” and raising his middle finger.

.... The incident was not the first of its kind in modern memory. In 1976, Vice President Nelson Rockefeller (R) was photographed raising his middle finger toward university students in Upstate New York. ....

“As far as calling him out, definitely no regrets whatsoever,” Sabula said, though he added that he is concerned about the future of his job and believes he has been “targeted for political retribution” for “embarrassing Trump in front of his friends.”

Sabula identifies as politically independent and said he never voted for Trump but has supported other Republicans. He estimated that he was roughly 60 feet away from Trump on Tuesday and that the president could hear him “very, very, very clearly.” He said he was specifically referencing Trump’s handling of the Epstein matter.

“I don’t feel as though fate looks upon you often, and when it does, you better be ready to seize the opportunity,” Sabula said. “And today I think I did that.” ....

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*****ON EDIT: Questions answered Posts 1 & 2 (and I should know them) and union support all, thanks!


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