Explainer: The Controversy Behind Women’s Basketball Championship Team’s White House Visit
When it comes to championship teams, the winner usually gets invited to the White House.
However, First Lady Jill Biden wanted to make an exception and invite the winner and loser of the April 2 NCAA women’s basketball championship, the Louisiana State University Tigers and the Iowa Hawkeyes, respectively. The Tigers beat the Hawkeyes 102-85.
“I know we’ll have the champions come to the White House; we always do. So, we hope LSU will come. But, you know, I’m going to tell Joe I think Iowa should come too, because they played such a good game,” said Jill Biden on April 3, referring to her husband, President Joe Biden….