Auto Workers Union Says It Will Defend Ford Worker Cussed Out By President

The worker, TJ Sabula, said he was suspended from his job after calling Trump a "pedophile protector" during the president's factory tour.

The United Auto Workers union said it plans to defend a Ford factory worker who was suspended after calling President Donald Trump a “pedophile protector” while he toured one of the company’s Michigan factories.

Trump, obviously rattled by the heckle, flipped off the worker and mouthed the words, “Fuck you!” according to video of the exchange posted Tuesday by TMZ.

The line worker, TJ Sabula, told The Washington Post he had “no regrets whatsoever” over calling out the president with a reference to Jeffrey Epstein, the infamous pedophile, human trafficker and onetime Trump buddy. He said he’s been suspended from his job pending an investigation.

Laura Dickerson, a vice president for the UAW and head of its Ford department, said in a statement Wednesday that the union will have Sabula’s back.

“He believes in freedom of speech, a principle we wholeheartedly embrace, and we stand with our membership in protecting their voice on the job,” Dickerson said, without naming Sabula. “The UAW will ensure that our member receives the full protection of all negotiated contract language safeguarding his job and his rights as a union member.”