During President Donald Trump’s tour of a Ford plant in Michigan, a worker, who has identified himself as TJ Sabula, shouted at Trump, calling him a “pedophile protector,” likely referencing his past associations with disgraced financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

The president was not happy with the insult and yelled “F*** you” before flipping Sabula a middle finger, according to video footage obtained by TMZ.

Sabula has since been suspended from his job without pay but says he doesn’t regret speaking his mind.

In an interview with The Washington Post, the automotive worker said he has ‘no regrets’ about what he said, adding, “As far as calling him out, definitely no regrets whatsoever.”

He claimed he was standing around 60 feet from the POTUS, which allowed Trump to hear him “very, very, very clearly.”

Further, Sabula claimed he was “targeted for political retribution” for “embarrassing Trump in front of his friends” and fired.

“I don’t feel as though fate looks upon you often, and when it does, you better be ready to seize the opportunity,” he said. “And today I think I did that.”

While many showed support for Sabula and even started a GoFundMe that has raised $480,755 at the time of writing to help him financially while he remains jobless, the White House addressed the incident, with Communications Director Steven Cheung saying in a statement, “A lunatic was wildly screaming expletives in a complete fit of rage, and the President gave an appropriate and unambiguous response.”

Ford’s Executive Director of Corporate Communications David Tovar also commented on the interaction, telling CNN: “We had a great event today and we’re proud of how our employees represented Ford.

“We’ve seen the clip you’re referring to. One of our core values is respect and we don’t condone anyone saying anything inappropriate like that within our facilities. When that happens, we have a process to deal with it but we don’t get into specific personnel matters.”

The Epstein Files Transparency Act required the full release of Epstein-related records within 30 days, but only a small portion has been made public. Although the Justice Department released thousands of pages, heavy redactions have drawn criticism, including from former president Bill Clinton.

The slow pace has fueled claims online that President Trump is blocking disclosure, which he denies, as his Justice Department faces bipartisan scrutiny for missing a December deadline, with estimates suggesting only about 1% of the files have been released.

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