Brittney Garner has returned home to the U.S. after 10 long months, and her father Raymond Griner told FOX 26, 'All my stress has gone down.'
safely out of Russia after being detained there for nearly 10 months, her father is breathing a huge sigh of relief.
"I was real glad, real proud that they had worked out something," said Raymond Griner, Brittney’s father, in an interview with FOX 26 Sports."All my stress has gone down. I feel like I got a 500-pound brick off of my back. Glad talk to her because I haven’t talked to her but twice since she’s been gone," he told us.
"I would just tell him I’d like to thank him for all of his time and effort and his administration for what they’ve done to get her back home because without him they couldn’t have done it," Raymond Griner said.Texas State Representatives Jolanda Jones and Briscoe Cain along with other guests share their views on the prisoner exchange.
PHOENIX, ARIZONA - DECEMBER 08: Phoenix Mercury fan Carley Givens takes a photo of a"Black Lives Matter" mural depicting Brittney Griner outside the Footprint Center on December 08, 2022 in Phoenix, Arizona. WNBA player Brittney Griner was released"I would say out of everything in my life that I’ve experienced, in my 73 years, this has been the most important thing to me," shared Raymond Griner.
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