The LSU basketball star and recently crowned NCAA champion wants to celebrate at the Obamas’ house instead.
Reese quickly called out Biden’s offer to bring LSU—a majority Black team—and Iowa—a majority white team—to the White House “A JOKE” on Twitter, and her teammate Alexis Morris: “Michelle OBAMA can we come celebrate our win at your house?” Only winners have ever been invited to celebrate their achievements at the Oval Office. Making an exception for a white team with a star white player in Caitlin Clark would be a pretty flagrant sign of disrespect towards the real champions: LSU.
Blowback for Biden’s comment was deservedly swift, and Biden’s press secretary Vanessa Valdivia attempted to clarify the first lady’s comments on Tuesday, they “were intended to applaud the historic game and all women athletes. She looks forward to celebrating the LSU Tigers on their championship win at the White House.”Now, Reese is standing firm in her position that the first lady’s ignorance—and yet another instance of thinly veiled discrimination putting a damper on the team’s victory—can’t be forgiven so easily. “I’m not gonna lie to you, I don’t accept the apology because of…you said what you said.
Even Clark agreed that, as the runners-up, Iowa should not receive an invitation to celebrate at the White House.“I don’t think runner-ups usually go to the White House. I think LSU should enjoy that moment for them and congratulations, obviously, they deserve to go there. Maybe I can go to the White House on different terms, though,” Clark said. “But that’s for LSU. That’s a pretty cool moment and they should enjoy every single second of being a champion.
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