President Biden and VP Harris spoke with the wife of WNBA star Brittney Griner. The call came after Griner sent a handwritten letter to the president pleading for his help to get her released from jail in Russia.
Brittney Griner #42 of the Phoenix Mercury walks with wife Cherelle Griner after defeating the Dallas Wings at Feld Entertainment Center in Palmetto, Florida on August 10, 2020., MSNBC Opinion Columnist
Cherelle Griner said that she’s repeatedly asked to speak to the president, but her requests have been denied., Cherelle Griner said she has repeatedly asked to speak to the president, but her requests have been denied. And as for speaking to her wife? That was supposed to happen last weekend, on the occasion of their fourth wedding anniversary.called the U.S. Embassy in Russia 11 times
Cherelle Griner told the Associated Press,"I find it unacceptable and I have zero trust in our government right now. If I can't trust you to catch a Saturday call outside of business hours, how can I trust you to actually be negotiating on my wife's behalf to come home? Because that's a much bigger ask than to catch a Saturday call.''
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