Lisa Bluder appreciates the sentiment, but she wouldn’t accept Dr. Jill Biden’s invitation — even if it were still on the table.
of both Bluder’s Iowa Hawkeyes team and the NCAA champion LSU Lady Tigers to the White House after receiving blowback.“I gratefully acknowledge the First Lady’s sentiments, but a day at the White House should belong solely to the champion, LSU and Coach Mulkey,”. “We would welcome the First Lady and President to come to Iowa’s ‘House’ — Carver Hawkeye Arena — any time!”
“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,” Vanessa Valdivia, press secretary for the first lady tweeted Tuesday. “Her comments in Colorado were intended to applaud the historic game and all women athletes.Getty Images
“We can all learn a lot from watching these champions compete,” he said, “and I look forward to welcoming them at each of their White House visits.”
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