A visit to the Ford River Rouge Complex in Dearborn, Michigan, on January 13, 2026, turned into a national scandal after a confrontation between President Donald Trump and a factory worker went viral. During a tour of the F-150 assembly plant, a worker identified as TJ Sabula heckled the President from the factory floor, yelling, "Pedophile protector!" The remark was a direct reference to the administration's recent delays in releasing the long-awaited Jeffrey Epstein files, which were legally m

Ford Rouge factory tour

American Experience | Ford's River Rouge Complex | Season 25 | Episode 2

An Introduction To The Ford Rouge Plant

Check Out How Ford’s River Rouge Plant Built Cars in the 1960s

In 1969 the Rouge River burned. 50 years and more than a billion dollars later, life has returned to the water