All of the past drama and sore feelings associated with Louisiana State's invitation to the White House was seemingly forgotten or set aside Friday as President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden welcomed the championship women's basketball team to the mansion with smiles, hugs and lavish praise all around.
President Joe Biden leaves following an event to celebrate the University of Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team's 2022-2023 NCAA Championship season in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Friday, May 26, 2023.
Since the passage of Title IX in 1972, Biden said, more than half of all college students are women, and there are now 10 times more female athletes in college and high school. He said most sports stories are still about men, and that that needs to change. After the Tigers beat Iowa for the NCAA title in April in a game the first lady attended, she caused an uproar by suggesting that the Hawkeyes also come to the White House.
Jill Biden also lavished praise on the team, saying the players showed "what it means to be a champion." The president added that "the way in which women's sports has come along is just incredible. It's really neat to see, since I've got four granddaughters.""As you can see, we leave our mark where we go," Mulkey joked. "Sa'Myah is fine. She's kind of, right now, embarrassed."
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