French President Emmanuel Macron greets First Lady Jill Biden Jul 24, 2021; Tokyo, Japan; French President Emmanuel Macron greets First Lady Jill Biden before a 3×3 basketball game between France and the USA during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Summer Games at Aomi Urban Sports Park. Mandatory Credit: Andrew Nelles-USA TODAY Network

When Dr. Jill Biden suggested that both LSU and Iowa make an appearance at the White House, it didn’t exactly go over well with most fans.

First of all, it’s been a White House tradition to have the winners of a major sport event come to the White House and meet the president.

Dr. Biden suggested that both women’s teams visit the White House, which would have been the first time that would happen. Biden felt both teams deserved to be honored for their hard play, but that argument did not play out well on social media.

Many felt as if the First Lady was basically kissing up to Iowa’s Caitlin Clark by inviting her second-place team and felt she was rewarding her rather than just honoring LSU and their accomplishments.

Social media exploded with anger when they heard what the first lady may be suggesting and it got ugly at times when discussing the subject.

To say people were unhappy with the First Lady would be an understatement.

Even the players added their two cents to this discussion.

Even Clark said this is LSU’s moment, not Iowa’s.

For her part, Dr. Biden retracted the offer, saying it was simply meant as an appreciation of the historic game and great effort by both sides.

[Phil Lewis]

About Stacey Mickles

Stacey is a 1995 graduate of the University of Alabama who has previously worked for other publications such as Sportskeeda and Saturday Down South.