Middle Finger Controversy: Juli Briskman Bio, Wiki, Age, Married, Net Worth, Twitter, Instagram, Fast Facts You Need to Know
Juli Ellyn Briskman is an American supervisor-elect for the Algonkian District of Loudoun County, Virginia. Briskman garnered international attention for flipping off President Donald Trump in Sterling, Virginia, as he returned from a golfing trip in 2017.
Looking forward to representing my friends & neighbors in #Algonkian District who backed me up today! So proud that we were able to #FlipLoudpun #FlipVA #LOCO219 Thank you Loudoun! https://t.co/vRcDUih1AP
— Juli Briskman (@julibriskman) November 6, 2019
Juli Briskman Early life
Briskman is originally from the Columbus, Ohio metropolitan area and graduated from Worthington High School in 1985. She graduated from Ohio State University in 1990, with a degree in journalism. She worked for the school newspaper, The Lantern. She received an MBA in Marketing from Johns Hopkins University in 1998.
Juli Briskman Husband, Children
Briskman moved to Loudoun County circa the early 2000s. She is a mother of two with her ex-husband. Briskman has also worked part-time as a yoga instructor.
Juli Briskman Career
Briskman interned for the Kuwait Times, where she made news for absconding to Saudi Arabia as the Iraqis invaded Kuwait. She worked at the U.S. Department of State, including embassies in countries like Latvia and Kazakhstan.
Juli Briskman Middle finger controversy
I LOVE THIS. Remember @julibriskman, who was fired for flipping off Trump's motorcade from her bike? She just won her first election. 🎉 https://t.co/ptpaW09kCK
— shauna (@goldengateblond) November 6, 2019
Briskman was riding her bike when the Trump motorcade passed by. She decided to flip her middle finger as she rode her bicycle, which was caught on camera by the press photographer. Briskman had worked as a marketing analyst for Akima, LLC, a government contractor, for 8 months until she was fired for using the viral photo as her header. She sued for wrongful termination as another employee also had "obscene content" on his social media accounts but was allowed to remove it. Her claim was not upheld in court because Virginia's at-will employment laws do not cover free speech. The judge granted the full severance pay she was owed.
Juli Briskman in 2019 election
In 2018, Briskman announced her intention to run for public office in Loudoun County, rather than appeal the court decision.
Juli Briskman Won the Election
Juli Briskman gave the middle finger to President Trump’s motorcade and lost her job. Now she has won local office in a district that includes one of his golf courses.
The cyclist who lost her job after giving the middle finger to President Trump's caravan found a new one after running for a local position and dismissing a Republican supervisor in Loudoun County, Virginia, on Tuesday.
The cyclist, Juli Briskman, had been active in local politics before, but in October 2017 she lifted that specific finger to make a point and ended up gaining national attention.
Mr. Trump had just finished a round of golf at his field in Potomac Falls, Virginia, when his caravan approached Mrs. Briskman, who, from the seat of his bicycle, kept his finger up when passing the black SUVs and he repeated the gesture when she reached them in traffic.
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