First lady Jill Biden announced Monday that the White House would be inviting the LSU women’s basketball team to visit after its 102-85 title game victory over Iowa.
However, Biden, who was in attendance for LSU’s victory, also expressed an interest in bringing the Hawkeyes along as part of the celebration.
“I know we’ll have the champions come to the White House; we always do. So, we hope LSU will come,” she said Monday at the Colorado State Capitol, per ESPN. “But, you know, I’m going to tell Joe I think Iowa should come too, because they played such a good game.”
Naturally, that didn’t sit well with everyone — especially not LSU star Angel Reese.
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Reese took to Twitter shortly after Biden’s comments circulated to clap back at the first lady’s proposal. “Bayou Barbie” made her views on the matter clear in one short tweet.
🤣🤣🤣A JOKE. https://t.co/9SiOKQNqbj
— Angel Reese (@Reese10Angel) April 3, 2023
The suggestion by Biden may not come to fruition, but it will go further to bolster Reese’s case that there is a double standard in how she and the LSU team have been treated in their victory.
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