Newly-elected julibriskman spoke to intelligencer about giving Trump the finger from her bike and how she turned that viral moment into an opportunity to make real change by running for office
Juli Briskman tells Trump how she really feels. Photo: Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images In late October 2017, as Donald Trump made his way to his golf club in Sterling, Virginia, he passed a cyclist who raised her middle finger to the president’s motorcade in an act of defiance. Juli Briskman lost her job with a government contractor for flipping Trump the bird, but she gained a new purpose.
I was asked to run but I wasn’t sure, so I got more involved with the Democratic Party. I helped Jennifer Wexton’s campaign knock on doors, and make phone calls to see if it was something I liked doing, if I felt like we were going to make a difference. We made a huge difference, getting Jennifer Wexton elected. And in the midst of that, I said, Yeah, I’m going to run for office.
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