Ford Employee Heckled Trump, Sparks $690K in Donations
A Ford employee who was suspended after heckling President Donald Trump has sparked an outpouring of crowdfunding support.
Teh gofundme donations, totaling nearly $700,000 in less than 24 hours, come after the ford line worker, TJ Sabula, told The Washington Post that he heckled Trump during the President’s visit to his workplace.
Trump visited a Michigan plant on Tuesday where the automaker builds its best-selling F-150 full-size pickup truck.The brief visit was intended to highlight the White house’s commitment to rebuilding the US workforce and Ford’s focus on rebuilding a blue-collar workforce pipeline.
Video from the event obtained by TMZ shows Trump gesturing after someone shouted “pedophile protector” – which Sabula has since said was him - in an apparent reference to White House’s delay in releasing the full Epstein files. The President can be seen raising his middle finger after the remark and mouthing an expletive.
A Ford worker who publicly called for Donald Trump to release files related to Jeffrey Epstein has been suspended, and supporters have raised over $418,000 for him through GoFundMe.
TJ Sabula, a UAW Local 600 member at the Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne, Michigan, was suspended by Ford on Wednesday after a video of him making the demand went viral, according to The Detroit News. In the video, Sabula is seen addressing Trump directly, urging him to “release the Trump/Epstein Files” while on a break at the factory.
Two GoFundMe campaigns were created to support Sabula during his suspension. as of Thursday morning,one campaign had raised over $275,000,and the other had raised over $143,000,totaling more than $418,000.
“TJ Sabula is a patriot,” said one of the GoFundMe campaigns, which more than 18,000 people donated to.
A GoFundMe for suspended Ford factory worker TJ Sabula has raised over $418,000.
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“Let’s rally and support TJ and help him pay some bills (and force DJT to release the Trump/Epstein Files),” continues the post, which was published last night.
In November, Trump signed a bipartisan bill called the Epstein Files Transparency Act that required the release of GoFundMe Campaigns Raise Over $170,000 for Families of Waukesha Parade Victims
Two GoFundMe campaigns established following the November 21, 2021, Waukesha Christmas Parade tragedy have collectively raised $173,898 as of January 14, 2026. The funds are intended to support the families impacted by the incident, in which six people died and over sixty were injured. One campaign, titled “United for Waukesha Community,” has raised $88,749 from 1,788 donors. The other, named “Waukesha Parade Victims Fund,” has collected $85,149 from 1,532 donors.Both campaigns list ”Thomas Sabula” as the official beneficiary of the donations. The City of Waukesha confirmed six fatalities in the incident: Jane Kulich, 52; LeAnna Owen, 71; Tamara Durand, 52; Kevin Donaldson, 57; Wilhau Miners, 81; and Jackson Sparks, 8. City of Waukesha official website According to the Waukesha Police Department,Darrell Brooks Jr. was charged with six counts of first-degree intentional homicide, 61 counts of recklessly endangering safety, and other charges in connection with the incident. Waukesha County District Attorney’s Office As of January 14, 2026, neither campaign page owner had responded to inquiries from Business Insider.