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deminks

(11,476 posts)
Tue Jan 13, 2026, 10:09 PM Tuesday

Auto worker at Ford plant suspended, says no regrets

The worker who called Trump a “pedophile protector” has been suspended.

He says he has “definitely no regrets whatsoever,” adding: “I don’t feel as though fate looks upon you often, and when it does, you better be ready to seize the opportunity. And today I think I did that.” wapo.st/4sG38CD

MeidasTouch (@meidastouch.com) 2026-01-14T02:55:30.684Z


The worker who called Trump a “pedophile protector” has been suspended.

He says he has “definitely no regrets whatsoever,” adding: “I don’t feel as though fate looks upon you often, and when it does, you better be ready to seize the opportunity. And today I think I did that.” https://wapo.st/4sG38CD

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Auto worker at Ford plant suspended, says no regrets (Original Post) deminks Tuesday OP
Everybody, all together now: DONNY TRUMP IS A PEDOPHILE Blue Owl Tuesday #1
Rump is a pedophile and a rapist. Trueblue1968 Tuesday #3
I hope he can sue Ford, win millions and get his job back... wcmagumba Tuesday #2
Worker of the Week! RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Tuesday #4
Posters Caliling for a go fund account for him and I hope they do and his Union better have a meeting with management Deuxcents Tuesday #5
My thoughts exactly orangecrush Tuesday #12
THIS!!!! "you took the words right out of my mouth--- Jack Valentino Tuesday #17
Gofundme this hero!!! BlueWaveNeverEnd Tuesday #21
Lets get a go fund me going! johnnyfins Tuesday #6
Here's his GoFundMe: SunSeeker Tuesday #22
282K raised so far. SergeStorms 14 hrs ago #33
Wonderful! SWBTATTReg 12 hrs ago #37
A true patriot newdeal2 Tuesday #7
I hope he gets a million new job offers. sinkingfeeling Tuesday #8
Maybe the UAW will have a say in this. Norbert Tuesday #9
Yeah, I was about to say Montauk6 Tuesday #24
This story says he's "suspended" ... not fired ... FakeNoose 12 hrs ago #35
I was wondering if he'd get in trouble for shouting what he did at DJT. MIButterfly Tuesday #10
I would have preferred that he left out the word 'protector'.... Jack Valentino Tuesday #18
I would think a gofundme would help him over a rough financial spot. nt Gore1FL Tuesday #11
So does TSF get suspended orangecrush Tuesday #13
K&R spanone Tuesday #14
The union better get on this or its strike time. I know I will never buy a Ford again and I "was" a Ford guy. nt yaesu Tuesday #15
What do you wanna bet either Trump himself or someone appointed by Trump hamsterjill Tuesday #16
Me too! MorbidButterflyTat Yesterday #30
The truth... Godot51 Tuesday #19
Trump would have let Ford go bankrupt Johonny Tuesday #20
Ford needs a boycott. nt Trueblue Texan Tuesday #23
Yeah Verily WhiteCheek69 8 hrs ago #40
He's my new hero! BigmanPigman Yesterday #25
No Regerts! nt Xipe Totec Yesterday #26
This ball is in the UAW's court now. mn9driver Yesterday #27
Trump and his ilk call people names all the time. IcyPeas Yesterday #28
Everything's a one-way street with them. SergeStorms 14 hrs ago #32
"...Piggy gave an appropriate and unambiguous response..." MorbidButterflyTat Yesterday #29
Well done, young man! SergeStorms 15 hrs ago #31
This makes me smile LetMyPeopleVote 14 hrs ago #34
How this should work. BidenRocks 12 hrs ago #36
I salute the man as a true patriot. Martin68 11 hrs ago #38
Ford sucks Trump's ass anyway. Fuck them. hadEnuf 10 hrs ago #39
I applaud that worker mdbl 6 hrs ago #41

Deuxcents

(25,590 posts)
5. Posters Caliling for a go fund account for him and I hope they do and his Union better have a meeting with management
Tue Jan 13, 2026, 10:17 PM
Tuesday

Jack Valentino

(4,431 posts)
17. THIS!!!! "you took the words right out of my mouth---
Tue Jan 13, 2026, 11:18 PM
Tuesday

it must have been while I was kissing you" heh

(and pressure against Ford Motor Company to reinstate him would be well in order here!)


Any excuse to post a Meatloaf video is a good one, IMHO... so please excuse me!






johnnyfins

(3,473 posts)
6. Lets get a go fund me going!
Tue Jan 13, 2026, 10:19 PM
Tuesday

If that racist dumbfuck at Cinnabon can get a windfall, so can this guy!!

SergeStorms

(20,013 posts)
33. 282K raised so far.
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 11:20 AM
14 hrs ago

The UAW shouldn't allow him to fired anyway. They may move him somewhere else, but UNION STRONG!

Norbert

(7,595 posts)
9. Maybe the UAW will have a say in this.
Tue Jan 13, 2026, 10:29 PM
Tuesday

I mean, the guy has the uncanny ability to tell the truth. Why should he be punished?

FakeNoose

(40,279 posts)
35. This story says he's "suspended" ... not fired ...
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 02:01 PM
12 hrs ago

So he's probably going to be back on the job eventually. They'll wait until this all settles down though.

Meanwhile he's racking up some good money on the GoFundMe account.

MIButterfly

(2,155 posts)
10. I was wondering if he'd get in trouble for shouting what he did at DJT.
Tue Jan 13, 2026, 10:34 PM
Tuesday

That's what I'd call "good trouble." I have to say I'm proud of him for being brave enough to stand up and not back down.

As for DJT, the truth hurts, doesn't it, Pedophile Protector?



yaesu

(9,037 posts)
15. The union better get on this or its strike time. I know I will never buy a Ford again and I "was" a Ford guy. nt
Tue Jan 13, 2026, 10:58 PM
Tuesday

hamsterjill

(17,090 posts)
16. What do you wanna bet either Trump himself or someone appointed by Trump
Tue Jan 13, 2026, 11:14 PM
Tuesday

Called the Ford big brass and complained? Assholes.

I hope this man sues the hell out of whoever he can sue and makes a fortune. Mr. Sabula is "every man" right now, and I applaud him for being brave and bold enough to speak out and speak truth!

Godot51

(724 posts)
19. The truth...
Tue Jan 13, 2026, 11:35 PM
Tuesday

... is even worse, since the rapist, fraudster is a pedophile, but drumpf is under the protection of his billionaire squad, the media and his goon posse.

By the way, shouldn't dumpster be "suspended" from his "job" for making an almost discernible obscene gesture?

Johonny

(25,548 posts)
20. Trump would have let Ford go bankrupt
Tue Jan 13, 2026, 11:38 PM
Tuesday

But I'm sure those executives know what they're doing.

WhiteCheek69

(10 posts)
40. Yeah Verily
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 06:07 PM
8 hrs ago

I have never been a huge Ford fan, but the companies history of Nazi support and catering to their inbred, knuckle dragging, mouth breathing redneck clientele in producing trucks and mustangs only should go away. Full size trucks are inefficient and dangerous to every other driver out there. And they brought politics into the work space not the employee.

mn9driver

(4,826 posts)
27. This ball is in the UAW's court now.
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 12:14 AM
Yesterday

Here’s hoping they shove that suspension where the sun doesn’t shine. Bill Ford was a pretty solid liberal kind of guy when I knew him most of a lifetime ago. I think Ford will quietly sweep this under the carpet after a suitable cooling off period for the Orange idiot.

SergeStorms

(20,013 posts)
32. Everything's a one-way street with them.
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 11:16 AM
14 hrs ago

They can do anything they want, but that doesn't apply to others. Now if had praised Krasnov.......

MorbidButterflyTat

(4,222 posts)
29. "...Piggy gave an appropriate and unambiguous response..."
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 01:11 AM
Yesterday

Yes, it's so very appropriate for a cosplaying POTUS to flip someone off.

Cheung must love the taste of corrupt criminal felon pedo ass.

SergeStorms

(20,013 posts)
31. Well done, young man!
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 11:14 AM
15 hrs ago
And you're absolutely correct. When opportunity presents itself don't let it slip by.

BidenRocks

(2,811 posts)
36. How this should work.
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 02:08 PM
12 hrs ago

Mr. Sabula was laid off due to Ford being unhappy with his first amendment outburst.
He and the Union will file a grievance for unlawful dismissal.
Until this union/company meeting Mr. Sabula is not paid.

The hearing is official and both sides are heard.
What rule was broken by the employee?
What is the historical punishment?

Does he get his job back? With back pay?

If Mr. Tabula loses in arbitration, he can escalate through the Union. That's what they are there for!

hadEnuf

(3,533 posts)
39. Ford sucks Trump's ass anyway. Fuck them.
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 03:48 PM
10 hrs ago

The stream of filth that pours out of Trump's sphincter-like mouth and the rest of the Republican party's mouths on a daily basis is beyond disgusting. And Trump's response to the heckler is that of a teenage boy. Can you see any other POTUS in recent memory responding like that?

Steven Cheung is also a bloated asshole of a thug, so fuck him too.

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