A prominent union leader has confirmed that Sabula will retain his position and that his employment record remains unblemished.
“TJ, we stand with you,” stated Laura Dickerson, Vice President of the United Auto Workers.
“As members of the UAW, we not only defend our rights but actively assert them,” she added.
“This isn’t The Apprentice.”
Following Sabula’s suspension, during which he continued to receive pay, a GoFundMe campaign rapidly garnered $330,220 USD (approximately $465,000 AUD) within just 48 hours.
A subsequent fundraising effort accumulated an additional $480,000 USD (around $677,000 AUD).
Trump had visited the factory as part of a visit to the city in January.
Ford has not commented on Sabula’s reinstatement.
Sabula said on the day he had “no regrets whatsoever”.
“And today I think I did that.”
Ford issued a statement which did not go into specifics about the exchange.
“One of our core values is respect, and we don’t condone anyone saying anything inappropriate like that within our facilities,” the auto giant’s statement read.
“When that happens, we have a process to deal with it, but we don’t get into specific personnel matters.”
White House Communications Director Steven Cheung responded with a statement to TMZ.
“A lunatic was wildly screaming expletives in a complete fit of rage, and the president gave an appropriate and unambiguous response,” Cheung said.
The president was a long-time friend of both, and has obstructed efforts to disclose files gathered from a Department of Justice investigation into the two.
Trump called the investigation a “Democratic hoax”.
None of Epstein’s victims have implicated Trump in any criminal behaviour.
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