The First Lady Walking Back her Dual Invitation: “A Joke” vs “Fantastic” Comments on the Tigers’ First Game”

There have been a lot of negative reactions to the first lady walking back her dual invitation. Angel Reese, an LSU star player, criticized the dual invite as a Joke on his official verified social media accounts.

“So I know we’ll have the champions come to the White House, we always do. I am going to tell Joe that we hope LSU will come. [Biden] I think Iowa should come, too, because they played such a good game.”

The White House will not invite the runners-up if the national champion is invited. Reese tweeted a link to the story which included Biden’s comments, calling it “A JOKE” along with three rolling-on-floor-laughing emojis.

“I know we’ll have the champions come to the White House; we always do. The First lady said they hoped LSU would come. I think Iowa should come as well because they played a good game.

The 20-year-old Reese played a key role in the Tigers’ 102-85 victory over the Hawkeyes to win the first national title in program history on Sunday. She was named the women’s NCAA tournament’s Most Outstanding Player as a result of her standout performances.

Stephen A. Smith had responded to Reese and said that they were 1000% correct.

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The national championship had an average of 9.9% viewers, making it the most watched sport event of all time. The game, which peaked at 12.6 million viewers, was the most-viewed NCAA Division I women’s college basketball game on record across all networks.

Reese has been in the headlines following LSU’s victory, in particular as she called out the double standard in the reaction to her gesture towards Iowa guard Caitlin Clark.

Reese could be seen approaching Clark before moving her open hand in front of her face – popularized by WWE star John Cena to mean “you can’t see me” – before pointing to her ring finger in a gesture some interpreted as a reference to the place her newly-acquired championship ring might sit.

In the press conference after the victory, Reese referenced the difference in reaction she received as a result of her gesture as compared to the one Clark received.

“All year, I was critiqued for who I was. I don’t fit the narrative,” Reese said. I don’t fit the box that you want me to be in. I’m too hood. I am too ghetto. All year I was told that by Y’all. Y’all don’t say anything when other people do it.

This is for the girls that look like me. For those who would like to speak up for their beliefs. It’s unapologetically you. That is what I did tonight. It was bigger than me tonight. And Twitter is going to go into a rage every time.”

The first lady commented on a White House invitation and then there was a moment when Reese made a point of talking to Clark.