A 50-year-old mother-of-two who lost her job
earlier this month for sticking a middle finger up
at Donald Trump's motorcade has been showered
with donations of over $70,000 after a
GoFundMe account was created to support her.
Julie Briskman went viral when newsmen
captured her on a bike giving the President's
motorcade the middle finger on October 28 as
the president left Trump National Golf Course in
Sterling, Virginia. Three days later, the marketing
executive was fired by her company, government
contractor Akima.
After she was fired, Rob Mello, who was inspired
by what Juli did, set up a GoFundMe account to
raise money for her.
“Thank you, Juli Briskman,” wrote Rob Mello.
The description for the campaign reads: “Juli
Briskman is an inspiration to us all. This week
we learned that she was fired from her employer
for exercising her first amendment rights.”
The account was set up on November 6 and only
days after, over $70, 000 has been raised with
thousands of people donating between $5 to
$250. The aim is to raise $100,000 and from the
look of things, that amount will be raised sooner
than later.
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