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She famously flipped off the president. Now Juli Briskman is running for office.

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July 18, 2019 at 12:29 p.m. EDT
Juli Briskman, who is running for the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors, chats with Saira Sufi, center, Sufi’s daughter Leena Rasheed, 12, and son Zakaria Rasheed, 8, while campaigning in Sterling, Va. (Jahi Chikwendiu/The Washington Post)

“Oh! You’re THAT woman!” the voters exclaim, and show her their middle finger.

Then, realizing what they just did, they quickly open their hand and wave it in apology.

“Yes,” says Juli Briskman, after that awkward moment on the doorstep has passed. “But I’m here to talk about full funding for our schools, supporting women in the workforce, an interconnected system of trails and parks in our county.”