Trump’s Ford Plant Tour Marred by Heckler Video (Full Transcript)

Name: Trump’s Ford Plant Tour Marred by Heckler Video
Uploaded: 2026-01-14T22:06:46+00:00
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Description: Video shows Trump appearing to mouth profanity and gesture at a heckler; White House defends response as a worker says he was suspended.

Video shows Trump appearing to mouth profanity and gesture at a heckler; White House defends response as a worker says he was suspended.

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[00:00:00] Speaker 1: President Donald Trump gave an autoworker the middle finger during his tour at a Ford plant in Michigan on Tuesday. The moment was caught on camera and obtained by TMZ. It shows what TMZ reports is a person yelling pedophile protector at the president while he is standing on an upper floor of the factory. President Trump responded by pointing at the person and mouthing or saying what looks like F you twice. He then took a few more steps before flipping the bird. Now the White House, they're defending President Trump. We heard from the communications director, Steven Chong, who said in a statement that a lunatic was yelling expletives at President Trump in a fit of rage and that the president gave what Chung referred to as an appropriate and unambiguous response. So TJ Sabula told the Washington Post that he was the one who is yelling at President Trump. He was a 40 year old plant worker who was there that day and he said that he was specifically referring to Trump's handling of the Epstein files. Now according to Sabula, he has been suspended from work pending an investigation, but he also told the Post that he has no regrets. CNN has reached out to Sabula for comment.

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Video from a Ford plant tour in Michigan shows President Donald Trump responding to a heckler by appearing to mouth “F you” and later making a middle-finger gesture. TMZ reports the heckler yelled “pedophile protector,” and the White House defended Trump’s reaction as an “appropriate and unambiguous response,” per communications director Steven Cheung/Chong. A plant worker, 40-year-old TJ Sabula, told The Washington Post he was the heckler and said his comment referenced Trump’s handling of the Epstein files; he said he was suspended pending an investigation and has no regrets. CNN said it reached out to Sabula for comment.

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Footage shows Trump apparently using profanity and a middle-finger gesture toward a heckler at a Ford plant.
The heckler reportedly shouted “pedophile protector,” linking it to Trump’s handling of Epstein-related files.
The White House defended Trump’s response as appropriate.
A worker, TJ Sabula, claimed responsibility for the heckling and said he was suspended pending investigation.
The incident was reported by TMZ, with additional details from The Washington Post and CNN outreach.

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Negative: The passage centers on confrontation, profanity, and accusations related to Epstein, along with workplace suspension, creating a contentious and critical tone.

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