Trump makes obscene gesture, mouths expletive at Dearborn factory heckler, now suspended
The Detroit News • • nation
Key Points:
- During a tour of a Ford F-150 plant in Michigan, President Donald Trump responded to a heckler with an obscene gesture and mouthed an expletive, which the White House defended as an "appropriate" reaction to the provocation.
- The heckler, identified as TJ Sabula, a 40-year-old United Auto Workers Local 600 line worker, shouted criticisms related to Trump's handling of the Jeffrey Epstein investigation and has since been suspended pending an investigation.
- Democratic lawmakers, including Reps. Rashida Tlaib and Debbie Dingell, have raised concerns about Sabula's suspension, questioning whether his free speech rights are being violated and comparing the situation to previous presidential visits.
- Trump has faced criticism for dismiss
