{"id":1608093,"date":"2022-08-16T08:47:33","date_gmt":"2022-08-16T12:47:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1608093"},"modified":"2022-08-16T08:47:56","modified_gmt":"2022-08-16T12:47:56","slug":"joe-rogan-calls-out-biden-administrations-hypocrisy-as-they-attempt-to-secure-brittney-griners-release-from-russia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-rogan-calls-out-biden-administrations-hypocrisy-as-they-attempt-to-secure-brittney-griners-release-from-russia\/","title":{"rendered":"Joe Rogan Calls Out Biden Administration\u2019s Hypocrisy As They Attempt To Secure Brittney Griner\u2019s Release From Russia"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjoe-rogan-calls-out-biden-administrations-hypocrisy-as-they-attempt-to-secure-brittney-griners-release-from-russia%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1608093&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>WNBA player Brittney Griner has been sentenced to 9 years in a Russian prison. The American basketball player was arrested for attempting to travel with hashish oil, an illegal substance in Russia.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2290\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2290\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2290\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brittney Griner via Basketball Box W YouTube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Griner\u2019s arrest sparked outrage on Twitter and a call for the US government to find a way to bring her home.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday, American citizen Brittney Griner received a prison sentence that is one more reminder of what the world already knew: Russia is wrongfully detaining Brittney,\u201d President Biden said in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/wnba\/news\/brittney-griner-sentenced-to-nine-years-in-russian-prison-on-drug-smuggling-possession-charges\/\">this statement<\/a>. \u201cIt\u2019s unacceptable, and I call on Russia to release her immediately so she can be with her wife, loved ones, friends, and teammates.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3404\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3404\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3404\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Scott-Thuman.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"598\" height=\"863\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Scott-Thuman.png 598w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Scott-Thuman-208x300-1.png 208w\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3404\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Scott Thuman Twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"title\"><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boundingintosports.com\/2022\/08\/russia-issues-warning-to-united-states-about-public-diplomacy-after-brittney-griner-sentenced-to-9-years-in-prison\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Russia Issues Warning To United States About \u201cPublic Diplomacy\u201d After Brittney Griner Sentenced To 9 Years In Prison<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The Biden administration went so far as to reportedly offer to trade Russian gun smuggler Viktor Bout in exchange for Griner and also Paul Whelan, an alleged American spy in Russian custody.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3060\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3060\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3060\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Viktor_Bout_in_Thailand.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Viktor_Bout_in_Thailand.png 750w, https:\/\/www.boundingintosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Viktor_Bout_in_Thailand-300x180.png 300w\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3060\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Viktor Bout in Thailand escorted by local police Photo Credit: U.S. Government, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\">Comedian Joe Rogan lamented the hypocrisy of the US government working to free Griner while thousands of people are in prison in this country for the same crime.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cWe have people in America locked up for marijuana and they\u2019ve been locked up for f**king years,\u201d said Rogan on a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marca.com\/en\/lifestyle\/us-news\/2022\/08\/09\/62f21bcaca4741ff798b45a0.html\">recent podcast episode<\/a>. \u201cFor years and years and years, and there\u2019s not one \u2013 there\u2019s thousands of them. So, what they\u2019re not good at throwing a f**king ball into a net? Is that what it is? They\u2019re not good at that one thing that we like to watch? So, those f**king people don\u2019t get let out.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Joe Rogan has some words about the Brittney Griner situation. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SvjwaCPtFU\">pic.twitter.com\/SvjwaCPtFU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Catch Up News! (@CatchUpScoop) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CatchUpScoop\/status\/1555599608352587778?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 5, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"title\"><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boundingintosports.com\/2022\/07\/world-series-champion-curt-schilling-blasts-brittney-griner-and-lebron-james-obey-the-fing-law\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">World Series Champion Curt Schilling Blasts Brittney Griner And LeBron James: \u201cOBEY THE F***ING LAW\u201d<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Brittney Griner getting special treatment because she\u2019s a celebrity is a slap in the face to every American currently sitting in jail for similar offenses. Especially considering who\u2019s currently in the White House, Joe Biden, the <a href=\"https:\/\/libertarianinstitute.org\/articles\/joe-biden-the-architect-of-americas-disastrous-war-on-drugs-2\/\">author<\/a> of the 1994 crime bill, the legislation that led to the explosion of Americans being locked up for non-violent drug offenses.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Kamala Harris tweeted her support for Griner\u2019s release \u201cWith today\u2019s sentencing, Russia continues its wrongful detention of Brittney Griner. She should be released immediately,\u201d Harris <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/08\/05\/kamala-harris-labeled-hypocrite-over-brittney-griner-comments\/\">wrote<\/a>. \u201c@POTUS and I, and our entire Administration, are working every day to reunite Brittney, as well as Paul Whelan, with loved ones who miss each of them dearly.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3899\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3899\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3899\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Kamala-Harris.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"612\" height=\"389\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Kamala-Harris.png 612w, https:\/\/www.boundingintosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Kamala-Harris-300x191.png 300w\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3899\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kamala Harris Twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\">This tweet is laughable considering VP Harris\u2019 record of cracking down on weed laws as district attorney in California.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Fellow democrat Tulsi Gabbard <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/entertainment\/entertainment-celebrity\/tulsi-gabbard-blasts-kamala-harris-hypocrisy-for-brittney-griner-response-after-marijuana-lockups-as-ag\/ar-AA10o4PO\">criticized<\/a> Harris, \u201cAnother note of hypocrisy coming from Kamala Harris and this administration is you mentioned during her illustrious record as attorney general in California\u2026she kept prisoners in prison longer than their sentences to use them as free slave labor yet at the same time these very same people are condemning other countries for doing the exact same thing,\u201d Gabbard told Fox News host Will Cain.<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-block full\">\n<div class=\"video-player youtube\">[embedded content]<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\">Joe Rogan and Tulsi Gabbard are right. The hypocrisy of ruthlessly enforcing laws at home but being outraged when another country does the same is a joke. If the Biden administration is so worried about people sitting behind bars for smoking weed why haven\u2019t they they pardoned all non violent drug offenders in the US?<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The Brittney Griner situation is simply an opportunity to win political points. As Joe Rogan pointed out she\u2019s a popular athlete, so they\u2019re willing to trade a dangerous gun smuggler for her.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Americans of lesser social status convicted on similar charges are out of luck. Weed remains illegal at the federal level. There are plenty of politicians like Biden and Harris ready to keep it that way unless you can dunk a basketball of course.<\/p>\n<p><strong>NEXT: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boundingintosports.com\/2022\/07\/ufc-veteran-tim-kennedy-slams-brittney-griners-anti-american-stance-while-jailed-in-russia-has-words-for-lebron-james-too\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UFC Veteran Tim Kennedy Slams Brittney Griner\u2019s Anti-American Stance While She\u2019s Jailed In Russia, Has Words For LeBron James Too<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WNBA player Brittney Griner has been sentenced to 9 years in a Russian prison. 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