“Pedophile Protector” reacts poorly to being called one
Our nation’s leader can be baited into flipping off its own workers. That tells you everything you need to know.
Our nation’s leader can be baited into flipping off its own workers. That tells you everything you need to know.
During his visit to a Ford F-150 plant in Dearborn, Michigan, on Tuesday, convicted felon Donald Trump made an obscene gesture and mouthed an expletive in response to a factory worker who shouted that he was a “pedophile protector.” The incident, captured on cell phone footage and shared widely online, was confirmed by the White House.
The White House defended the reaction as “appropriate and unambiguous,” with Communications Director Steven Cheung dismissing the heckler as a “lunatic” in a “fit of rage.” The Department of Justice is still holding back the bulk of the Epstein files.
While Ford says it does not condone inappropriate behavior in its facilities, and declined to comment on individual personnel matters, the worker was later identified as 40-year-old TJ Sabula, a UAW line employee. Sabula told The Washington Post he had no regrets, even tho Ford has suspended him pending an investigation.
This presumptively safe moment, meant to showcase the Orange Menace’s leadership or some sense of National unity, instead revealed a president flustered by accusation tied to one of the most persistent controversies of his public life. Instead of addressing the underlying question that triggered the heckle, Trump’s response was a gesture that underscored a deep inability to take criticism calmly.
When power answers accusation with a gesture instead of an answer, it has already confessed what it can’t defend.“Pedophile Protector” reacts poorly to being called one
Our nation’s leader can be baited into flipping off its own workers. That tells you everything you need to know.
During his visit to a Ford F-150 plant in Dearborn, Michigan, on Tuesday, convicted felon Donald Trump made an obscene gesture and mouthed an expletive in response to a factory worker who shouted that he was a “pedophile protector.” The incident, captured on cell phone footage and shared widely online, was confirmed by the White House.
The White House defended the reaction as “appropriate and unambiguous,” with Communications Director Steven Cheung dismissing the heckler as a “lunatic” in a “fit of rage.” The Department of Justice is still holding back the bulk of the Epstein files.
While Ford says it does not condone inappropriate behavior in its facilities, and declined to comment on individual personnel matters, the worker was later identified as 40-year-old TJ Sabula, a UAW line employee. Sabula told The Washington Post he had no regrets, even tho Ford has suspended him pending an investigation.
This presumptively safe moment, meant to showcase the Orange Menace’s leadership or some sense of National unity, instead revealed a president flustered by accusation tied to one of the most persistent controversies of his public life. Instead of addressing the underlying question that triggered the heckle, Trump’s response was a gesture that underscored a deep inability to take criticism calmly.
When power answers accusation with a gesture instead of an answer, it has already confessed what it can’t defend.
If Orange Julius Caesar ever flipped me off, I would wear it as a badge of honor and know that I did something right.