Oop! LSU Lady Tigers star Angel Reese is NOT here for First Lady Jill Biden and her apology she shared after inviting Iowa, the runner-up NCAA Women’s Tournament Championship team to the White House.
LSU Champion Angel Reese Does NOT Accept First Lady Jill Biden’s Apology After She Invited LSU & Iowa, The Losing Team, To The White House
Over the weekend, LSU defeated the Iowa Hawkeyes 102-85 — giving LSU their first-ever national title.
Following the game, the First Lady extended an invitation to the White House for both LSU and Iowa. Responding to the news, Angel tweeted several crying laughing emojis and said, “A JOKE.”
Her teammate, Alexis Morris went further and requested to instead meet with former First Lady Michelle Obama. She said, “Michelle OBAMA can we (LSU NATIONAL CHAMPS) come celebrate our win at your house?”
Another LSU champion Flau’jae Johnson tweeted out, “If we lost would we be invited? That’s all I’m asking…”
RELATED: #LoveTo SeeIt: Lil Wayne Reveals He’s Working With LSU’s Flau’Jae Johnson On Music
Meanwhile, Iowa State’s Caitlin Clark spoke out and said she doesn’t believe her team, the runner-ups, should have been invited to the White House, alongside the winning team.
Amid the backlash his wife was receiving, President Joe Biden tweeted out that he looks forward to welcoming both the LSU women’s basketball team and the UConn Men’s basketball team to the White House following their respective championship wins.
RELATED: Shannon Sharpe Admits He Thought He Found ‘The One,’ But She Was Married, So He Paid For Her Divorce
The First Lady ended up apologizing for her double invitation. A Press Secretary fo Ms. Biden released a statement on her behalf. The release read, “Her comments in Colorado were intended to applaud the historic game and all women athletes. She looks forward to celebrating the LSU Tigers on their championship win at the White House.”
However, in an interview following First Lady Jill Biden’s White House invitation to LSU and Iowa, and apology, Angel Reese shared that she does NOT accept it.
Speaking with Paper Route, Angel admitted that her quick response to the First Lady’s double invitation was not formulated with her team or pre-calculated.
Angel Reese says, “It was straight from the heart. That was what it was in the moment. As soon as that happened, we hit the group chat, like, ‘What are we doing? Are y’all trying to go? ‘Cause if we’re not going, we’re not going.’ And my coach was telling us to just be patient. She’s got this. And that’s why [The First Lady] came out with that statement this morning. We made a lot of phone calls. And that’s why she wants to come out and apologize.”
She continued, “But, at the same time, I don’t accept it. I’m not going to lie to you. I don’t accept the apology, because you said what you said. And I said what I said. You can’t go back on certain things that you say. You felt like they should’ve came because of the sportsmanship, right? They can have that spotlight. We’ll go to The Obamas. We’ll see Michelle. We’ll see Barack.”
#Socialites, be sure to check out the post below, then leave us your thoughts in a comment after!
View this post on Instagram