A woman who drew widespread attention in 2017 after she was seen flipping off President Trump's motorcade while riding a bicycle has won a seat on the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors in Northern Virginia.
Democrat Juli Briskman, who announced last year that she would be challenging Suzanne Volpe (R) for the seat, won the race to represent the Algonkian District on Tuesday night.
The Hill
Briskman was fired from her marketing and communications job shortly after the incident, which had been captured by a White House photographer, went viral online. She said was let go after the company said she had violated its policy by making the photo her profile picture on social media.
It wasn't until she lost her job, however, that Briskman said she thought about entering politics.
“We have a right to peacefully protest and criticize and express dissent toward our government,” she had said in an interview with The Washington Post about the decision.
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Briskman also said in the interview that, if given the chance, she would probably flip off Trump again.
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