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Juli Briskman flips off Trump's motorcade
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A woman who was axed when a photo of her flipping off President Trump’s motorcade went viral won a local election in Virginia.

Mom-of-two Juli Briskman, 52, was snapped giving a one-finger salute as she cycled beside the president’s caravan of cars leaving his Virginia golf course two years ago.

The photo got her fired from her job with a government contractor — but sparked her ambitions to channel her anger into politics.

Democrat Birkman won a tough-fought election on Tuesday to oust a Republican and land a seat on the Loudoun county board of supervisors.

“The last two years have been quite a ride. Now we’re helping to flip Loudoun blue,” she told The Washington Post, saying she was “feeling fantastic” and “surreal” after the win.

She was well aware that her district includes the president’s golf course outside of which her viral moment happened. “Isn’t that sweet justice?” she asked The Washington Post.

She also celebrated her win on Twitter Wednesday morning. “So proud that we were able to #FlipLoudpun #FlipVA #LOCO219,” she wrote. “Thank you Loudoun!”

Birkman previously told CNN how she was “really frustrated” the day she flipped off the commander in chief, saying, “The only thing I had at my disposal that day was my finger.”

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