Why Did Jill Biden Even Suggest Bringing Iowa to the White House?
After the press seized on the first lady’s inane idea, her staff quickly realized they needed to walk it back. Press Secretary Vanessa Valdivia chalked the comment up to over-excitement. Sure! “The First Lady loved watching the NCAA women’s basketball championship game alongside young student athletes and admires how far women have advanced in sports since the passing of Title IX,” Valdivia said. “Her comments in Colorado were intended to applaud the historic game and all women athletes.
The LSU players are in the spotlight right now, after drawing a record-breaking 9.9 million viewers on average during their game’s broadcast. At a press conference following the match, Reese herself addressed the racism she’s experienced as an elite athlete on one of the sport’s biggest stages. “All year, I was critiqued for who I was. I don’t fit the narrative,” she said. “I don’t fit the box that y’all want me to be in. I’m too hood. I’m too ghetto. Y’all told me that all year.
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