It would appear that not even <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/joe-biden" target="_blank" rel="noopener">President Joe Biden</a> cares about the WNBA. The commander-in-chief invited the 2022 reigning champions, the Las Vegas Aces, to a White House ceremony hosted by him and his wife, only to ditch the event altogether in order to stay on an extended vacation.
On July 17, the president and first lady Jill Biden extended an invitation to the WNBA team. At the time, team president Nikki Fargas told a <a href="https://twitter.com/RNCResearch/status/1695146431412404699?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noopener">local ABC affiliate</a> that her team was &#8220;excited and honored&#8221; to attend.
&#8220;I know that all of our players and front office staff who worked so hard to help build that championship team and elevate this franchise will enjoy taking part in the festivities,&#8221; Fargas stated.
As previous players have attested, meeting the leader of the free world is the icing on the cake for their hard work. Well, bad news for Fargas and the gals from Vegas — they got stuck with Vice President Kamala Harris and second husband Doug Emhoff.
Fox News&#8217; Peter Doocy reported that the podium was instead displaying the vice president&#8217;s seal rather than the president&#8217;s seal as expected.
&#8220;When they initially announced this event, it said the president and the first lady were going to host the Aces today, but then they extended their vacation, they were supposed to get back yesterday,&#8221; he explained. &#8220;Now they don&#8217;t get back until tomorrow, so that is how you wind up getting feted at the White House by the vice president, instead of by the president. We don&#8217;t know what he&#8217;s doing today, but his motorcade is on the move somewhere in the South Lake Tahoe area.&#8221;
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FOX: Joe Biden and Jill, Ed.D., were originally supposed to host the 2022 WNBA champion Las Vegas Aces at the White House today — but he decided to extend his vacation even longer, so they got Kamala and Doug instead <a href="https://t.co/M4vIRp3dqG">pic.twitter.com/M4vIRp3dqG</a>
&mdash; RNC Research (@RNCResearch) <a href="https://twitter.com/RNCResearch/status/1695146431412404699?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 25, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Biden&#8217;s vacation, of course, was interrupted by the Hawaiian wildfire that killed nearly 200 people with hundreds more missing. He ventured to Maui, only to compare the tragedy to a time he almost lost his Corvette in a small kitchen fire. He also joked about how hot the ground was. And that was after he ignored the situation altogether for nearly 14 days.
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So, because he had to actually do his job for one day, it seems Biden felt the need to take an extra day of PTO.
It is unclear how the Aces really felt about Biden&#8217;s diss, but one has to imagine they are a little disappointed. As horrible as Biden is, nobody ever likes being stood up for an event.
Sending Harris in his place is only adding insult to injury. She isn&#8217;t exactly the most dignified elected official in American history.
In the words of former President Donald J. Trump, &#8220;she speaks in rhyme.&#8221;
&#8220;She has bad moments,&#8221; he recently told Tucker Carlson. &#8220;The way she talks. &#8216;The bus will go here and then the bus will go there because that&#8217;s what buses do.&#8217; It&#8217;s weird. The whole thing is weird.&#8221;
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Donald Trump Calls Kamala Harris Weird: &quot;She Speaks in Rhyme&quot;
&quot;She has bad moments. The way she talks. &#39;The bus will go here and then the bus will go there because that&#39;s what buses do.&#39; It&#39;s weird. The whole thing is weird.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/mnnN5cErCA">pic.twitter.com/mnnN5cErCA</a>
&mdash; The Vigilant Fox 🦊 (@VigilantFox) <a href="https://twitter.com/VigilantFox/status/1694526642104738264?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 24, 2023</a></blockquote>
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So, what will she say to the WNBA players? &#8220;The Aces are tall, they shoot the ball, because that&#8217;s what the Aces do.&#8221;
The views expressed in this piece are the author’s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

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Enes Kanter Freedom suggested on Tuesday that he ought to put on a wig, change his name to &#8220;Enisha,&#8221; and try out for the WNBA in order to force the league&#8217;s hand when it came to the acceptance of trans-identifying athletes.
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/ex-nba-player-enes-kanter-freedom-to-run-for-political-office" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Freedom</a> spoke with &#8220;America&#8217;s Newsroom&#8221; anchors Bill Hemmer and Dana Perino about the issue, suggesting that people might finally wake up and be outraged when they saw a biological male not only taking a team spot from a biological female but <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/riley-gaines-blows-up-claims-she-used-lia-thomas-tie-to-boost-media-career" target="_blank" rel="noopener">dominating</a> in professional <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/mediocre-lift-by-a-mediocre-male-man-claiming-womanhood-slammed-after-breaking-womens-powerlifting-record" target="_blank" rel="noopener">women&#8217;s sports</a>.
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Enes Kanter Freedom floats idea of throwing on a wig, renaming himself &quot;Eneshia,&quot; and claiming he&#39;s a woman to force the WNBA to sign him to make an anti-trans athlete statement.
&quot;Maybe I should do it and it will show my point, actually. I will average 60 points.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/IODvvEgoVy">pic.twitter.com/IODvvEgoVy</a>
&mdash; Justin Baragona (@justinbaragona) <a href="https://twitter.com/justinbaragona/status/1691467132192555008?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 15, 2023</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;Would that be fair?&#8221; Freedom asked. &#8220;I am seven foot, two hundred and seventy pounds, and if I decided to identify myself as a woman and decided to play WNBA, put on a wig and I change my name to — just say Enisha — would that be fair to all the women, you know, who were chasing their dreams since they were a little kid?&#8221;
&#8220;Where are all the women&#8217;s rights activists?&#8221; he continued. &#8220;Where are all the feminists? &#8230; It&#8217;s just very interesting why this should even be a debate.&#8221;
Freedom doubled down on his comments with an X post featuring a photo of himself, clearly photoshopped, wearing a wig and a smile.
&#8220;I&#8217;m identifying myself as a woman! Lol,&#8221; he posted. &#8220;From now on y&#8217;all can call me ENISHA Freedom. I&#8217;m 7 foot and 270 pounds biological male who wants to compete in women sports. Hey, @WNBA, are you hiring?&#8221;
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I’m identifying myself as a woman! Lol
From now on y’all can call me ENISHA Freedom. I’m 7 foot and 270 pounds biological male who wants to compete in women sports. 🤦🏻‍♂️ 
Hey <a href="https://twitter.com/WNBA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@WNBA</a>, are you hiring? <a href="https://t.co/vpBgLHS6jR">pic.twitter.com/vpBgLHS6jR</a>
&mdash; Enes FREEDOM (@EnesFreedom) <a href="https://twitter.com/EnesFreedom/status/1691480511082827776?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 15, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Freedom started the conversation with a post from his X account on Friday, where he made a similar suggestion.
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Men don’t belong in women’s spaces. Restrooms &#8211; Locker Rooms or Sports.
Since I’m blackballed from the <a href="https://twitter.com/NBA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NBA</a>, should I put on a wig, identify as a woman and start dominating the <a href="https://twitter.com/WNBA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@WNBA</a>?
Is that when the outrage will begin? Is that fair to all the women who spent their whole life…
&mdash; Enes FREEDOM (@EnesFreedom) <a href="https://twitter.com/EnesFreedom/status/1690035714165968896?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 11, 2023</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;Men don’t belong in women’s spaces. Restrooms &#8211; Locker Rooms or Sports. Since I’m blackballed from the @NBA, should I put on a wig, identify as a woman and start dominating the @WNBA?&#8221; he posted. &#8220;Is that when the outrage will begin? Is that fair to all the women who spent their whole life chasing their goals? Where are all the Women Rights Activists and Feminists?!&#8221;

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‘Y’all Can Call Me Enisha’: Enes Kanter Freedom Threatens To Don A Wig And Join The WNBA

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A WNBA player called America &#8220;trash,&#8221; took aim at people of faith, and found herself in a social media spat with a senator last week after apparently becoming triggered by a pair of decisions issued by the Supreme Court.
The high court&#8217;s decisions last week ruling affirmative action in college admissions is unconstitutional and that a website designer could not be forced to make products that conflicted with her religious beliefs prompted rage from liberals on social media. Washington Mystics guard Natasha Cloud, who is averaging 11 points per game this season, joined the critics by condemning America.
“Our country is trash in so many ways and instead of using our resources to make it better we continue to oppress Marginalized groups that we have targeted since the beginning of times,” Cloud tweeted. “Black/brown communities&amp; LGBTQ+ man we are too powerful to still be attacking issues separate.”
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Our country is trash in so many ways and instead of using our resources to make it better we continue to oppress Marginalized groups that we have targeted since the beginning of times. 
Black/brown communities&amp; LGBTQ+ man we are too powerful to still be attacking issues separate
&mdash; Natasha Cloud (@T_Cloud4) <a href="https://twitter.com/T_Cloud4/status/1674800526456922115?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 30, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Florida GOP senator Marco Rubio fired back, “America is a free country so she has the right to call it ‘trash.’ But at least tell us which countries you think are better. For example I bet she isn’t planning any trips to Russia this off-season.”
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America is a free country so she has the right to call it “trash” 
But at least tell us which countries you think are better 
For example I bet she isn’t planning any trips to Russia this off-season <a href="https://t.co/C2VQRVVxVP">https://t.co/C2VQRVVxVP</a>
&mdash; Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) <a href="https://twitter.com/marcorubio/status/1674889992726781953?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 30, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Cloud followed her initial tweet by referring to the “inhumane savagery” of Americans and Europeans:
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We need to continue to lead with love and light. The inhumane savagery way is a very American/European ideology. We’re above that. But we do need to fight.
&mdash; Natasha Cloud (@T_Cloud4) <a href="https://twitter.com/T_Cloud4/status/1674803077751140362?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 30, 2023</a></blockquote>
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When someone suggested “Feel free to leave any time,” Cloud responded, “I will be lolol gladly.”
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I will be lolol gladly
&mdash; Natasha Cloud (@T_Cloud4) <a href="https://twitter.com/T_Cloud4/status/1674850668396281866?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 30, 2023</a></blockquote>
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After writing, “Also I need y’all to come up with something better than move to Russia or china. 🤣💀 y’all s*** played out and tired,” Cloud continued with an attack on police:
&#8220;Less police murders, no mass incarceration based on race, adequate minimum wage, rights to my body as a woman, I MEAN I CAN KEEP GOING,&#8221; she wrote. &#8220;Cause these are things that America is capable of…and when I say trash this is what I’m referring to. We choose to allow politicians to line their pockets and spit false and hateful ideologies to pit us against each other. America is a business.&#8221;
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Cause these are things that America is capable of…and when I say trash this is what I’m referring to. We choose to allow politicians to line their pockets and spit false and hateful ideologies to pit us against each other. 
America is a business.
&mdash; Natasha Cloud (@T_Cloud4) <a href="https://twitter.com/T_Cloud4/status/1675149194225483778?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 1, 2023</a></blockquote>
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She then took a swipe at religious Americans.
“Religion in this country is political, it’s weaponized, it’s hypocritical, it’s disappointing,&#8221; she wrote. &#8220;It’s not love. Because God is love. In the purest form. Take a good hard look at how y’all live your life in a constant state of hate and judgement. Hypocrisy at its finest.”

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/nfl">NFL</a> tight end Darren Waller’s wife, Kelsey Plum, made a joke about why her husband was recently <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/football">traded</a> by the Las Vegas Raiders, saying it has to do with the coach not getting an invite to their wedding.
The New York Giants acquired Waller on Tuesday, swapping a third-round draft pick for the Pro Bowler. This could prove challenging for Plum, a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/wnba">WNBA</a> guard for the Las Vegas Aces. These newlyweds just got hitched on March 4.
&#8220;Darren Waller JUST GOT MARRIED to Kelsey Plum of the Las Vegas Aces and Josh McDaniels’ wedding present was to trade him to the New York Giants. McDaniels is NOT a romantic,&#8221; former NFL quarterback Robert Griffin III wrote.
“Prolly cause he wasn’t invited to the wedding lol,” Plum replied to that suggestion. 
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Prolly cause he wasn’t invited to the wedding lol <a href="https://t.co/K3i7oW5oe4">https://t.co/K3i7oW5oe4</a>
&mdash; Kelsey Plum (@Kelseyplum10) <a href="https://twitter.com/Kelseyplum10/status/1635816491588407297?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 15, 2023</a></blockquote>
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The tweet exchange quickly went viral, with fans reacting with a mix of humor and outrage. As of Wednesday morning, it had more than 11.6 million views.
Plum next posted in her Instagram Stories and shared a screenshot of Griffin’s tweet over a photo of her and Waller on their wedding day.
“Actually couldn’t be better, we’re so excited, NY let’s get it,” the WNBA player <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/03/15/kelsey-plum-reacts-to-darren-waller-giants-trade-after-wedding-drama/">shared</a> with a heart emoji.
Raiders head coach Josh McDaniels drew criticism earlier this month for accidentally revealing news of the wedding while speaking to reporters at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis, Fox News <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/sports/nfl-stars-wife-hits-back-coach-after-team-trades-him-after-wedding">reported</a>.
Waller was rumored to be upset with McDaniels after several publications picked up the story, including the Las Vegas Review-Journal, which announced the March 4 wedding date on social media. Waller and Plum had intended to keep the nuptial ceremony details private.
Two weeks ago, McDaniels said Waller “will be a big part of what we’re going to do going forward.&#8221; Meanwhile, the NFL Network reported that the Raiders had been shopping him around for more than a year. 
Waller had four years left on his deal with the Raiders after signing a three-year contract extension worth $51 million in September, the publication noted. Now the Giants are only guaranteed to pay him $11 million for the 2023 season since there is an opt-out clause after this year.
Plum, an All-Star guard for the Aces who helped the team win the WNBA title last year, is preparing for the 2023 season, which starts in May.

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WNBA player Brittney Griner made an appearance at a Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade in Phoenix, Arizona, a month after being <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/wnba-star-brittney-griner-freed-from-russian-prison-in-swap-for-arms-dealer" target="_blank" rel="noopener">released</a> from a Russian jail in a prisoner swap.
Griner appeared in the parade on Monday with her wife, Cherelle, reportedly telling fans she was glad to be home.
Local reporter Jonathan McCall shared an image and video with Griner at the parade on Twitter.
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HAPPY TO BE HOME: <a href="https://twitter.com/PhoenixMercury?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PhoenixMercury</a> star <a href="https://twitter.com/brittneygriner?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@brittneygriner</a> makes appearance at <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AZMLK?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AZMLK</a> Festival in Phoenix. 
BG posed for pictures with fans. 
Talked about being Houstonians.
Says she’s happy to be home after time in Russian prison.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/News?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#News</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AZ?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AZ</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BG42?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BG42</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Hoops?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Hoops</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WNBA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WNBA</a> <a href="https://t.co/G2ocB8fEqO">pic.twitter.com/G2ocB8fEqO</a>
&mdash; Jonathan McCall (@JonathanMcCall) <a href="https://twitter.com/JonathanMcCall/status/1615095676404404226?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 16, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Griner was <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/report-wnba-star-detained-in-russia-on-drug-charges-could-face-up-to-10-years-in-prison" target="_blank" rel="noopener">arrested</a> in February in a Moscow airport after vaping cartridges containing hashish oil were found in her luggage. She was later <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/wnba-star-brittney-griner-sentenced-to-9-years-in-russian-prison" target="_blank" rel="noopener">sentenced</a> to more than nine years in a decision many argued was politically motivated.
The Mercury Phoenix center&#8217;s arrest occurred shortly before Russia <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-russia-begins-full-scale-invasion-into-ukraine-putin-confirms-military-operation-underway" target="_blank" rel="noopener">invaded</a> Ukraine in February. President Joe Biden spoke out against Russia&#8217;s invasion, with the U.S. providing <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/senate-advances-massive-40-billion-ukraine-spending-package-11-republicans-oppose" target="_blank" rel="noopener">billions of dollars</a> in support to Ukraine.
Griner was released in December in a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/video-emerges-of-brittney-griner-being-swapped-for-russian-terrorist-critics-instantly-notice-problem" target="_blank" rel="noopener">prisoner swap</a> for Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, also known as the “Merchant of Death.”
The two-time Olympic gold medalist wrote a post on Instagram to celebrate her freedom last month.
&#8220;It feels so good to be home! The last 10 months have been a battle at every turn. I dug deep to keep my faith and it was the love from so many of you that helped keep me going. From the bottom of my heart, thank you to everyone for your help,&#8221; Griner <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CmPAWB5O8F1/?hl=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener">posted</a> in December.
Griner also commented on her return to the basketball court next season.
&#8220;I also want to make one thing very clear: I intend to play basketball for the WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury this season, and in doing so, I look forward to being able to say ‘thank you’ to those of you who advocated, wrote, and posted for me in person soon,&#8221; she added in the Instagram post.
Bout was serving a 25-year prison sentence in the U.S. for conspiring to kill Americans, delivery of anti-aircraft missiles, and aiding a terrorist organization.
Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was among those who spoke out against the Biden administration&#8217;s strategy in the prisoner swap.
“We weren’t going to trade bad guys for celebrities because it creates the wrong incentives for the bad guys. As we go forward, it’s not good for American national security. It’s not good for people who are traveling across the world,” he <a href="https://twitter.com/FoxNewsSunday/status/1601983971520569345" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>.
Others have also expressed <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/pompeo-blasts-griner-prisoner-swap-bad-guys-for-celebrities-sends-wrong-message" target="_blank" rel="noopener">frustration</a> that former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan remains imprisoned in Russia and was not freed during the negotiations to secure Griner&#8217;s release.
“I am greatly disappointed that more has not been done to secure my release, especially as the four-year anniversary of my arrest is coming up. I was arrested for a crime that never occurred,” Whelan <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/08/politics/paul-whelan-cnn-interview-brittney-griner/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>. “I don’t understand why I’m still sitting here.”

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Officials at the Department of Justice (DOJ) think it was a mistake for President Joe Biden to swap WNBA star <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/wnba-star-brittney-griner-freed-from-russian-prison-in-swap-for-arms-dealer" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Brittney Griner</a> for Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, dubbed the “Merchant of Death.&#8221;
Griner was arrested in February at a Moscow airport after being caught with marijuana vaping materials and sentenced to nine years in prison in August. Bout, one of the world’s most notorious arms dealers, was <a href="https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/international-arms-dealer-viktor-bout-convicted-new-york-terrorism-crimes" target="_blank" rel="noopener">convicted</a> in 2011 of conspiring to sell millions of dollars worth of weapons to a designated foreign terrorist group to be used to kill Americans.
&#8220;If she were my relative, I would want to do the swap,&#8221; one DOJ official <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/12/09/brittney-griner-viktor-bout-paul-whelan/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> The Washington Post. &#8220;But trading a notorious international arms dealer for a basketball player is madness.&#8221;
The Post said many officials within the department view the one-for-one swap as a mistake, given the glaring disparity between offenses.
Former DEA agent Robert Zachariasiewicz told the Post he was opposed to the move over what it likely reinforces to Russia.
&#8220;We just showed that it is really useful to have an American in your back pocket because you never know when you need them to trade,&#8221; Zachariasiewicz said.
At the time of his conviction, then-Attorney General Eric Holder called Bout &#8220;one of the world’s most prolific arms dealers.&#8221;
“Viktor Bout’s arms trafficking activity and support of armed conflicts have been a source of concern around the globe for decades,&#8221; the Obama administration AG said, adding that Bout would pay for his &#8220;efforts to sell millions of dollars worth of weapons to terrorists for use in killing Americans.&#8221;
The Biden administration took additional heat for the Griner swap since they failed to secure the release of Paul Whelan, a retired U.S. Marine jailed in Russia since December 2018 on espionage charges that the U.S. government said are baseless.
David Whelan, brother of the imprisoned Michigan man, said in a statement that he “can’t fathom” how his brother would feel upon hearing the news of Griner’s release.
“Despite the possibility that there might be an exchange without Paul, our family is still devastated,” David said, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/wnba-star-brittney-griner-freed-from-russian-prison-in-swap-for-arms-dealer" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Daily Wire</a> reported. “I can’t even fathom how Paul will feel when he learns. Paul has worked so hard to survive nearly 4 years of this injustice. His hopes had soared with the knowledge that the US government was taking concrete steps for once towards his release. He’d been worrying about where he’d live when he got back to the U.S.”
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/hell-nah-dallas-cowboy-has-strong-reaction-to-brittney-griner-swap" target="_blank" rel="noopener">‘Hell Nah’: Dallas Cowboy Has Strong Reaction To Brittney Griner Swap, Walks It Back</a>

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‘Madness’: Even DOJ Officials Calling Foul On Biden Swapping Griner For ‘Merchant Of Death’

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Dallas Cowboy Micah Parsons quickly reversed course, apologizing after slamming President Joe Biden in the wake of the prisoner swap that secured WNBA star <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/wnba-star-brittney-griner-freed-from-russian-prison-in-swap-for-arms-dealer/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Brittney Griner&#8217;s release</a>.
Parsons, upon learning that Russia was trading Griner for international arms dealer Viktor &#8220;Merchant of Death&#8221; Bout — and that Marine veteran Paul Whelan was being left behind in a Russian prison — <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/hell-nah-dallas-cowboy-has-strong-reaction-to-brittney-griner-swap/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">lashed out</a> at the Biden administration for failing to secure Whelan&#8217;s release as well.
&#8220;Wait nah!! We left a marine?!! Hell nah,&#8221; Parsons tweeted.
But a short time later, apparently upon learning more about the context of the prisoner exchange, Parsons tweeted his apology and said that he should not have allowed his emotions to get the best of him.
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then the best outcome was accomplished. I pray Mr. Whelan comes home but am extremely happy for Brittney and her family. I am not too prideful to admit when I’ve made a mistake.
&mdash; Micah Parsons (@MicahhParsons11) <a href="https://twitter.com/MicahhParsons11/status/1600870691326554112?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 8, 2022</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;Just spoke to some people that I respect and trust. I should have been more educated on the topic and not tweeted out of emotion for my family and other (sic) who have served. For that I apologize,&#8221; Parsons began, adding that he had also learned more about the Biden administration&#8217;s efforts to bring Whelan home.
&#8220;Also if what I’m told about the attempts to bring Ret Marine Paul Whelan home are true, then the best outcome was accomplished,&#8221; he added. &#8220;I pray Mr. Whelan comes home but am extremely happy for Brittney and her family. I am not too prideful to admit when I’ve made a mistake.&#8221;
Whelan also <a href="https://www.mediaite.com/news/just-in-paul-whelan-says-hes-greatly-disappointed-brittney-griner-prisoner-swap-didnt-secure-his-release-too/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">spoke to CNN</a> — from the Russian prison where he is serving a 16-year sentence for espionage — about the exchange. He told the outlet&#8217;s Jennifer Hansler that he was &#8220;greatly disappointed&#8221; that the final deal had not included him.
The Marine veteran, who has always maintained his innocence, told CNN that in the weeks leading up to Thursday&#8217;s announcement, he had actually begun to believe there was hope that his release would be part of the arrangement.
Whelan&#8217;s brother, David, also released a statement on the exchange, noting that the family had at least been warned ahead of Thursday&#8217;s announcement that Paul would not be a part of the deal — and said that while they were certainly happy to see one wrongfully imprisoned American go free, they were still devastated that he was left behind.

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U.S. Marine veteran Paul Whelan told CNN on Thursday that he was &#8220;greatly disappointed&#8221; that President Joe Biden&#8217;s deal to secure Brittney Griner&#8217;s release from a Russian prison did not also include a release for him.
Whelan, who has been <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/the-merchant-of-death-for-griner-and-whelan-why-the-russian-prisoner-swap-is-a-risky-deal/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">imprisoned in Russia</a> for nearly four years since his arrest, is currently serving 16 years in a penal colony for a crime that he says never happened. The Canadian-born Marine veteran — who holds U.S., British, and Irish citizenship — was arrested in 2018 and accused of espionage. He was sentenced to prison two years later.
Although he was happy to see Griner released, he was <a href="https://www.mediaite.com/news/just-in-paul-whelan-says-hes-greatly-disappointed-brittney-griner-prisoner-swap-didnt-secure-his-release-too/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">disappointed</a> to have been left behind, Whelan told CNN&#8217;s Jennifer Hansler from the Russian prison on Thursday.
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“[Whelan] has been there nearly 4 years on espionage charges … He was very disappointed that he was left behind, though he was very happy that Brittney Griner got out.”
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&#8220;I am greatly disappointed that more has not been done to secure my release, especially as the four-year anniversary of my arrest is coming up. I was arrested for a crime that never occurred,&#8221; Whelan said. &#8220;I don’t understand why I’m still sitting here.&#8221;
Whelan also told Hansler that in the days and weeks leading up to the <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/wnba-star-brittney-griner-freed-from-russian-prison-in-swap-for-arms-dealer/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">prisoner swap</a> — Griner for international arms dealer Viktor Bout, who is also known as the &#8220;Merchant of Death&#8221; — he had actually begun to believe that there was some hope he would be included in the deal.
Whelan&#8217;s family also released a statement in the wake of the news, saying that it was always a great day when a wrongfully imprisoned person was released, but that they still hoped for the day it would happen for him.
His brother noted that the family <a href="https://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2022/12/08/biden-leaves-marine-paul-whelan-behind-in-russia-brittney-griner-swap-family-catastrophe/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">had been warned</a> ahead of the news breaking that Paul would not be a part of the swap, adding, &#8220;That early warning meant that our family has been able to mentally prepare for what is now a public disappointment for us. And a catastrophe for Paul. I do not know if he is aware yet, although he will surely learn from Russian media &#8230; I can’t even fathom how Paul will feel when he learns. Paul has worked so hard to survive nearly 4 years of this injustice. His hopes had soared with the knowledge that the US government was taking concrete steps for once towards his release. He’d been worrying about where he’d live when he got back to the U.S.&#8221;
Whelan&#8217;s family made it clear that they did not begrudge Griner gaining her freedom, noting that the two cases were separate and that there had always been a chance that they would be freed one at a time.

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‘I Don’t Understand’: Marine Vet Left In Russian Prison ‘Greatly Disappointed’ After Griner Swap

Marine Vet Paul Whelan Left In Russian Prison, 'Greatly Disappointed' Biden Didn't Get Him Out Too

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WNBA star Brittney Griner has been <a href="https://apnews.com/article/brittney-griner-entertainment-sports-karine-jean-pierre-basketball-960c931def8f2db0e9c9fefcf20796a1">transferred</a> to a Russian penal colony after being sentenced to nine years in prison for allegedly possessing cannabis oil, according to the Associated Press.
Griner was moved from a detention center on November 4, according to her legal team, but they do not know where the penal colony she will be transferred to is located.
The White House released a statement on Monday morning condemning the latest development involving the professional basketball player.
&#8220;Every minute that Brittney Griner must endure wrongful detention in Russia is a minute too long. As the Administration continues to work tirelessly to secure her release, the President has directed the Administration to prevail on her Russian captors to improve her treatment and the conditions she may be forced to endure in a penal colony,&#8221; White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said in the <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/11/09/statement-by-white-house-press-secretary-karine-jean-pierre-on-the-continued-wrongful-detention-of-american-brittney-griner/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a>.
The press secretary also noted that the Biden administration has previously made offers to negotiate Griner&#8217;s release.
&#8220;As we have said before, the U.S. Government made a significant offer to the Russians to resolve the current unacceptable and wrongful detentions of American citizens,&#8221; Jean-Pierre said. &#8220;In the subsequent weeks, despite a lack of good faith negotiation by the Russians, the U.S. Government has continued to follow up on that offer and propose alternative potential ways forward with the Russians through all available channels.&#8221;
The statement also argued that the nation is committed to the release of Griner as well as American citizen Paul Whelan, who is also still held in Russia.
&#8220;The U.S. Government is unwavering in its commitment to its work on behalf of Brittney and other Americans detained in Russia – including fellow wrongful detainee Paul Whelan,&#8221; Jean-Pierre concluded.
The latest update follows Griner&#8217;s failed appeal hearing in a Moscow regional court last month that upheld her lengthy sentence.
The Daily Wire previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/wnbas-brittney-griners-9-year-prison-sentence-upheld-in-russian-appeal-court" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> that the Phoenix Mercury center and her legal team had hoped for an acquittal or reduction in the sentence that they believed was too severe and politically motivated.
“No judge, hand on heart, will honestly say that Griner’s nine-year sentence is in line with Russian criminal law,” Alexander Boykov, one of Griner’s lawyers, said <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/russian-court-starts-hearing-appeal-jailed-us-basketball-star-brittney-griner-2022-10-25/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to</a> Reuters.
He added, “if the court wants to punish her, [it should] give her a new, ‘fair’ verdict and mitigate the punishment. The severity and cruelty of the sentence applied to Griner shocks people around the world.”
Griner&#8217;s arrest occurred four days before Russia invaded Ukraine. The 6-foot, 9-inch center was sentenced to nine years of imprisonment in August, just shy of the 10-year maximum sentence.
“I never meant to hurt anybody, I never meant to put in jeopardy the Russian population, I never meant to break any laws here,” Griner <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/wnba-star-brittney-griner-sentenced-to-9-years-in-russian-prison" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> ahead of her verdict. “I made an honest mistake and I hope that in your ruling that it doesn’t end my life here. I know everybody keeps talking about political pawn and politics, but I hope that that is far from this courtroom.”

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Former NBA forward Matt Barnes is speaking out against transgender athletes competing against women in professional sports.
When asked during an interview with VladTV what he thought about transgender players playing in the WNBA, Barnes immediately fired back, &#8220;I don&#8217;t like that.&#8221;
&#8220;I think, you know, I think if, and this is a deep, to each his own, you want to be whatever you want to be,&#8221; he said. &#8220;But I mean, if you&#8217;re born a certain [gender] you should play it. Whatever you&#8217;re born I, to me, I feel like you should play in that space. I feel like you should, because to me, it&#8217;s just you see that the swimmer and all this kind of stuff, and again, I&#8217;m pro-make your choice. Do you, do this, but, you know, sports is different. You know, I mean, sports is a different, is a different beast.&#8221;
When asked what would happen if a top NBA player were to join the WNBA, Barnes said that would &#8220;change the whole dynamic of the game.&#8221;
&#8220;So it&#8217;s just like, to me, I just like to each his own and respect, you know, whatever personal says you want to make, but when it comes to sports, it&#8217;s just, I mean, crossing that line is a line that shouldn&#8217;t be crossed,&#8221; he added.
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<blockquote>INTERVIEWER: Tell me what you think about trans players potentially playing for the WNBA? Do you think that will potential change it?
MATT BARNES: I don&#8217;t like that. I think, you know, I think if and this is a deep, to each his own, you wanna, you wanna, you want to be whatever you want to be. But I mean, if you&#8217;re born a certain you should play it, whatever you&#8217;re born I, to me, I feel like you should play in that space. I feel like you should, because to me, it&#8217;s just you see that the swimmer and all this kind of stuff, and again, I&#8217;m pro-make your choice. Do you, do this, but, you know, sports is different. You know, I mean, sports is a different, is a different beast. You know, you saw I think you&#8217;ve seen a trans fighter too, right?
INTERVIEWER: Yeah.
BARNES: Yeah. You know what I mean? It&#8217;s just to me, it&#8217;s, I don&#8217;t like that. If you&#8217;re born a woman, I think you should play a women&#8217;s sports and if you&#8217;re born a man I think you should play man sports, but if you want to be, you know, you want to, you know, do whatever you want to do with your life. I respect that. It&#8217;s not my business. But, you know, I mean, I just think the sports thing is just a little different.
INTERVIEWER: Well yeah, but you saw with the swimmer ended up winning a championship on the women&#8217;s side, where on the men&#8217;s side, he was ranked like 150th. I&#8217;ve always said like, imagine if Kevin Durant, put on a wig, and joined the WNBA. Like, what would happen? It&#8217;d be like 100, zero, like, every day.
BARNES: It would change the whole dynamic of the game, you know what I mean? So it&#8217;s just like, to me, I just like to each his own and respect, you know, whatever personal says you want to make, but when it comes to sport, it&#8217;s just, I mean, crossing that line is a line that shouldn&#8217;t be crossed.
INTERVIEWER: Yeah, I mean, it was I think it was Gilbert Arenas. I think his girls had, I think one of his daughters played in a game with a trans player.
BARNES: Oh, really?
INTERVIEWER: And actually won.</blockquote>
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trans-activists-allegedly-assault-threaten-demonstrators-at-let-women-speak-rally-shuttering-event">Trans Activists Allegedly Assault, Threaten Demonstrators At ‘Let Women Speak’ Rally, Shuttering Event</a>

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WNBA star Brittney Griner&#8217;s nine-year prison sentence was upheld on Tuesday during a Moscow regional court hearing.
The Phoenix Mercury center and her legal team had hoped for an acquittal or reduction in the sentence that they believed was too severe and politically motivated.
&#8220;No judge, hand on heart, will honestly say that Griner&#8217;s nine-year sentence is in line with Russian criminal law,&#8221; Alexander Boykov, one of Griner&#8217;s lawyers, said <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/russian-court-starts-hearing-appeal-jailed-us-basketball-star-brittney-griner-2022-10-25/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to</a> Reuters.
He added, &#8220;if the court wants to punish her, [it should] give her a new, &#8216;fair&#8217; verdict and mitigate the punishment. The severity and cruelty of the sentence applied to Griner shocks people around the world.&#8221;
Griner’s arrest occurred just four days before Russia invaded Ukraine in February. She has now been held for eight months. The 6-foot, 9-inch center was sentenced in August, receiving just under the ten-year maximum sentence.
“I never meant to hurt anybody, I never meant to put in jeopardy the Russian population, I never meant to break any laws here,” Griner <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/wnba-star-brittney-griner-sentenced-to-9-years-in-russian-prison" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> ahead of her verdict. “I made an honest mistake and I hope that in your ruling that it doesn’t end my life here. I know everybody keeps talking about political pawn and politics, but I hope that that is far from this courtroom.”
A growing number of Americans have called for the Biden administration to do more to secure Griner&#8217;s release. Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving took to the microphone at midcourt before his team’s season opener to call on President Joe Biden to bring Griner home.
“I appreciate us being able to share this floor together, all of us as brothers. But the big picture that’s going on in the world is free our sister, Brittney Griner. Please,” Irving <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/potus-do-your-job-nbas-kyrie-irving-calls-on-biden-to-get-wnbas-brittney-griner-home" target="_blank" rel="noopener">shared</a> with the home crowd.
“POTUS, do your job. Everybody do your job. Please bring our sister home. We wouldn’t be doing our jobs to the best of our ability if we didn’t stand for what we believe in,” he added.
Many across the WNBA also expressed support for Griner last Tuesday on her 32nd birthday.
“Happy Birthday Brittney Griner, we will not forget about you and we will not stop fighting for you. The W won’t be the same until you’re home,” the league’s Twitter account posted.
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Happy Birthday Brittney Griner, we will not forget about you and we will not stop fighting for you. The W won’t be the same until you’re home 🧡 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WeAreBG?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WeAreBG</a> <a href="https://t.co/J5sO2EkGLL">pic.twitter.com/J5sO2EkGLL</a>
&mdash; WNBA (@WNBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/WNBA/status/1582372188132233216?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 18, 2022</a></blockquote>
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The Biden administration had previously attempted a prisoner swap involving “Merchant of Death” arms dealer Viktor Bout for Griner and American Paul Whelan. The attempts have so far proven unsuccessful.
“They have not responded to our offer. We have made a serious offer to get Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan back home. The Russians have not responded to that offer. But that doesn’t mean that — that we’re not still in negotiations and we’re not still trying,” White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby <a href="https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/press-briefing-press-secretary-karine-jean-pierre-and-national-security-council-5" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> last month.

WNBA’s Brittney Griner’s 9-Year Prison Sentence Upheld In Russian Appeal Court

WNBA's Brittney Griner’s 9-Year Prison Sentence Upheld In Russian Appeal Court

Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving took to the microphone at midcourt before his team&#8217;s season opener to call on President Joe Biden to do his job and find a way to bring WNBA star Brittney Griner home.
Irving shared the bold challenge as he addressed the Barclays Center crowd on Wednesday night. Griner was sentenced to nine years in a Russian prison for bringing cannabis into the country, which she said was &#8220;an honest mistake.&#8221;
&#8220;I appreciate us being able to share this floor together, all of us as brothers. But the big picture that’s going on in the world is free our sister, Brittney Griner. Please,&#8221; Irving shared with the home crowd.
&#8220;POTUS, do your job. Everybody do your job. Please bring our sister home. We wouldn’t be doing our jobs to the best of our ability if we didn’t stand for what we believe in,&#8221; he added.
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Kyrie Irving&#39;s opening night message to Nets&#39; fans end with a plea to free Brittney Griner.
&quot;POTUS do your job, everybody do your job.”
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Griner, the Phoenix Mercury star center, was arrested in February for possessing vape canisters in her luggage with cannabis oil at a Moscow airport.
Her arrest came four days before Russia invaded Ukraine. She has now been held for more than seven months. The 6-foot, 9-inch center was sentenced to nine years of imprisonment in August, just shy of the 10-year maximum sentence.
“I never meant to hurt anybody, I never meant to put in jeopardy the Russian population, I never meant to break any laws here,” Griner <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/wnba-star-brittney-griner-sentenced-to-9-years-in-russian-prison" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> ahead of her verdict. “I made an honest mistake and I hope that in your ruling that it doesn’t end my life here. I know everybody keeps talking about political pawn and politics, but I hope that that is far from this courtroom.”
The WNBA honored Griner on her 32nd birthday on Tuesday.
&#8220;Happy Birthday Brittney Griner, we will not forget about you and we will not stop fighting for you. The W won’t be the same until you’re home,&#8221; the league&#8217;s Twitter account posted.
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Happy Birthday Brittney Griner, we will not forget about you and we will not stop fighting for you. The W won’t be the same until you’re home 🧡 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WeAreBG?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WeAreBG</a> <a href="https://t.co/J5sO2EkGLL">pic.twitter.com/J5sO2EkGLL</a>
&mdash; WNBA (@WNBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/WNBA/status/1582372188132233216?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 18, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Golden State Warriors star Steph Curry also offered his support for Griner&#8217;s release during his team&#8217;s championship ring ceremony on Tuesday.
&#8220;We want to continue to use our platform and the opportunity to shout out a very special member of the basketball community,&#8221; Curry <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/steph-curry-offers-support-griner-wnba-star-thanks-fans-birthday-rcna52906" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> the crowd before its season opener against the Los Angeles Lakers.
Griner’s case has been appealed in Russia. The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/wnbas-brittney-griner-russian-court-appeal-scheduled" target="_blank" rel="noopener">appeal date</a> has been set for a Moscow region court on October 25.
During an interview earlier in October, Griner&#8217;s wife, Cherelle Griner, said they were hoping for a prisoner swap, fearing that Brittney could be sent to a labor camp if the plans were unsuccessful.
“Your life matters to me,” Cherelle said she told Brittney. “I want to get you back home, and I’m going to continue to pray every day that the decision-makers in this situation will have mercy, and will sit down and they will, too, see your life matters and do whatever they can to agree on terms.”

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‘POTUS, Do Your Job’: NBA’s Kyrie Irving Calls On Biden To Get WNBA’s Brittney Griner Home

NBA’s Kyrie Irving Calls On Biden To Get WNBA’s Brittney Griner Home

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