Doocy Puts WH on Hot Seat as They Confirm Their True Priorities in Griner Deal
By Nick Arama
RedState
Dec 8, 2022

[snip]

I wrote earlier about the reactions to the deal to get professional basketball player Brittney Griner back from Russia. Paul Whelan himself — an American who has been held by the Russians for the past four years, who was sentenced to 16 years in 2020 for doing nothing — explained how disappointed he was that the Biden team had failed to do more to get him out, not just now, but over the years...

But neither Whelan nor his family can be too critical of Joe Biden or the effort because they have no choice but to rely on Biden’s efforts–however failed they might be. So, they’re stuck between a rock and a hard place.

“The choice was bring Brittney home or no one,” Jean-Pierre insisted. “The president will never stop working to secure Paul Whelan’s release. On a personal note, Brittney is an important role model, an inspiration to millions of Americans particularly the LGBTQI+ Americans and women of color”

(so what she's inferring is that Paul Griner does not qualify as an important role model)
-NW

https://twitter.com/greg_price11/status/1600913129747419136

KJP: "The choice was bring Brittney home or no one. The president will never stop working to secure Paul Whelan's release. On a personal note, Brittney is an important role model, an inspiration to millions of Americans particularly the LGBTQI+ Americans and women of color" pic.twitter.com/ClbGi6ysbq

— Greg Price (@greg_price11) December 8, 2022