Supporters of Julie Briskman, who was fired from her job after she was photographed raising the middle finger to Donald Trump's motorcade, have raised more than $61,000 in a crowdfunding effort.
Briskman lost her government contractor job last week after a photo of her giving Trump's motorcade the finger in northern Virginia, on October 28, made worldwide news.
Despite the setback, 2,600 supporters of the mother-of-two have raised more than $61,000 on a GoFundMe page in just seven days.
The campaign description 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. You can show your support by donating here."
A woman on a bike gestures with her middle finger as a motorcade with US President Donald Trump departs Trump National Golf Course October 28, 2017. Source: AFP
The crowdfunding effort comes after Briskman claimed she was called into her employer's office and let go.
They said, 'We're separating from you,'" Briskman told HuffPost.
"Basically, you cannot have 'lewd' or 'obscene' things in your social media. So they were calling flipping him off 'obscene.'"
The photo of Briskman giving the finger only showed her from the back, unidentifiable, with the left arm out and middle finger up.
It didn't take her long to realise that she was the person in the photo - all over the internet and television.
She proudly posted it as her profile picture on her Facebook and Twitter pages.
- With AFP
US President Donald Trump walks from the White House to his motorcade before traveling to his Virginia golf club on October 21, 2017 in Washington, DC. Source: AFP
