{"id":1773585,"date":"2022-12-13T07:56:20","date_gmt":"2022-12-13T12:56:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1773585"},"modified":"2022-12-13T10:35:58","modified_gmt":"2022-12-13T15:35:58","slug":"biden-administration-official-describes-brittney-griner-as-patriotic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-administration-official-describes-brittney-griner-as-patriotic\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden Administration Official Describes Brittney Griner as \u201cPatriotic\u201d"},"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\">16<\/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%2Fbiden-administration-official-describes-brittney-griner-as-patriotic%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=1773585&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>U.S. Special Envoy for Hostage Affairs Roger Carstens described Brittney Griner as \u201cpatriotic\u201d after detailing his role in greeting Griner on a tarmac in the United Arab Emirates and flying back with her to the United States.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3098\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3098\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3098\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Brittney-Griner-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Brittney-Griner-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.boundingintosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Brittney-Griner-1-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Brittney-Griner-1-768x410-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Brittney-Griner-1-480x256-1.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Brittney-Griner-1-600x320-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Brittney-Griner-1-750x401-1.jpg 750w\"   style=\"display:none\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3098\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brittney Griner Photo Credit: \u0423\u0413\u041c\u041a, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https: \/>, via Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Carstens detailed his experience to CNN\u2019s Dana Bash saying, \u201cIt\u2019s always kind of an exciting moment when you jump on the other country\u2019s plane and walk up to a person and, in this case, Brittney. And I\u2019ll tell you what I told her. I said, \u2018Brittney, my name is Ambassador Roger Carstens. I\u2019m with the U.S.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/politics\/foreign-policy\/state-department\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Department of State.<\/a> And on behalf of the President of the United States, Joe Biden, and Secretary of State Tony Blinken, I\u2019m here to take you home.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He then detailed, \u201cAnd at that moment, I think every person finally starts to realize that it\u2019s going to happen \u2013 it\u2019s setting in. Certainly, Brittney felt that way. And at that point we have go to through a little more of the choreography to get her on the plane. Usually takes about 3 minutes.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-block full\">\n<div class=\"video-player youtube\">[embedded content]<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"title\"><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boundingintosports.com\/2022\/12\/convicted-russian-spy-and-current-russian-politician-maria-butina-celebrates-brittney-griner-prisoner-swap-for-viktor-bout\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Convicted Russian Spy And Current Russian Politician Maria Butina Celebrates Brittney Griner Prisoner Swap For Viktor Bout<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>He then spun his narrative, \u201cBut here\u2019s what I wouldn\u2019t mind telling you. When she finally got onto the U.S. plane. I said, \u2018Brittney, you must have been through a lot over the last ten months. Here\u2019s your seat. Please feel free to decompress. We\u2019ll give you your space.\u2019 And she said, \u2018Oh, no. I\u2019ve been in prison for ten months now, listening to Russian. I want to talk. But first of all, who are these guys?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Carstens then relayed,\u00a0 \u201cAnd she moved right past me and went to every member on that crew, looked them in the eyes, shook their hands and asked about them, got their names. Making a personal connection with them. It was really amazing.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7623\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7623\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7623\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Roger-Carstens.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1223\" height=\"620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Roger-Carstens.png 1223w, https:\/\/www.boundingintosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Roger-Carstens-300x152.png 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Roger-Carstens-768x389-1.png 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Roger-Carstens-750x380-1.png 750w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Roger-Carstens-1200x608-1.png 1200w\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7623\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Roger Carstens via CNN YouTube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Carstens then detailed that Griner spent about 12 hours of the 18 hour flight back to the United States talking. He then informed Bash of the impression he received from Griner, \u201cI was left with the impression that this is an intelligent, passionate, compassionate, humble, interesting person, a patriotic person, but above all, authentic.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added, \u201cI hate the fact that I had to meet her in this manner, but I actually felt blessed having had a chance to get to know her.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3096\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3096\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3096\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Sylvia_Fowles_and_Brittney_Griner-scaled-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Sylvia_Fowles_and_Brittney_Griner-scaled-1.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Sylvia_Fowles_and_Brittney_Griner-300x200-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Sylvia_Fowles_and_Brittney_Griner-1340x893-1.jpg 1340w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Sylvia_Fowles_and_Brittney_Griner-768x512-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Sylvia_Fowles_and_Brittney_Griner-360x240-1.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Sylvia_Fowles_and_Brittney_Griner-480x320-1.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Sylvia_Fowles_and_Brittney_Griner-720x480-1.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Sylvia_Fowles_and_Brittney_Griner-1200x800-1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Sylvia_Fowles_and_Brittney_Griner-750x500-1.jpg 750w\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3096\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Minnesota Lynx vs Phoenix Mercury at Target Center in Minneapolis, MN on July 14 2019; the Lynx won the game 75-62. Photo Credit: Lorie Shaull, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https: \/>, via Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"title\"><strong>RELATED: <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<p>Before being arrested, pleading guilty, and ultimately being convicted in Russia for drug possession and smuggling, Griner was known for her anti-American protests during WNBA games during the summer of 2020.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azcentral.com\/story\/sports\/wnba\/mercury\/2020\/07\/27\/mercurys-brittney-griner-will-not-be-on-court-for-national-anthem-this-season\/5518399002\/?utm_campaign=snd-autopilot&#038;cid=twitter_azcsports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">In July 2020<\/a>, Griner stated, \u201cI honestly feel we should not play the National Anthem during our season I think we should take that much of a stand.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She then tried to claim her call to stop the playing of the National Anthem wasn\u2019t anti-American, \u201cI don\u2019t mean that in any disrespect to our country. My dad was in Vietnam and a law officer for 30 years. I wanted to be a cop before basketball. I do have pride for my country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Griner then detailed the measures she was willing to take to protest the Anthem, \u201cI\u2019m not going to be out there for the National Anthem. If the league continues to want to play it, that\u2019s fine. It will be all season long, I\u2019ll not be out there. I feel like more are going to probably do the same thing. I can only speak for myself.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2290\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2290\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2290\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Brittney-Griner2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1121\" height=\"563\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2290\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brittney Griner via Basketball Box W YouTube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"title\"><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boundingintosports.com\/2022\/11\/candace-owens-claims-brittney-griners-punishment-amounts-to-an-unnecessary-casualty-of-this-unnecessary-war\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Candace Owens Claims Brittney Griner\u2019s \u201cPunishment Amounts To An Unnecessary Casualty Of This Unnecessary War\u201d<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In 2015, Griner also indicated she would not play in Indiana due to the state\u2019s Religious Freedom Restoration Act. She told TMZ Sports, \u201cIf the Women\u2019s Final Four was there I damn sure wouldn\u2019t have went.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Griner then repeated, \u201cIf the Women\u2019s Final Four was there I wouldn\u2019t have went. I don\u2019t want to be discriminated.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-block full\">\n<div class=\"video-player youtube\">[embedded content]<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>John Matrixx of Black and White Sports YouTube reacted to Carstens\u2019 comments saying, \u201cNow, it\u2019s time for the media and the Biden administration to paint Brittney Griner in a very, very different light than what she actually is.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added, \u201cThey are going to spin Brittney Griner into some type of a victim and an American patriot.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Matrixx then declared, \u201cBrittney Griner, we know, she is definitely not an American patriot, but they are trying to spin her as one.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-block full\">\n<div class=\"video-player youtube\">[embedded content]<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>What do you make of Carsten\u2019s spin on Brittney Griner?<\/p>\n<p class=\"title\"><strong>NEXT: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boundingintosports.com\/2022\/12\/4-time-nfl-pro-bowler-boomer-esiason-calls-brittney-griners-prisoner-swap-pathetic-and-another-check-against-the-way-this-country-is-being-run\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">4-Time NFL Pro Bowler Boomer Esiason Calls Brittney Griner\u2019s Prisoner Swap \u201cPathetic\u201d And \u201cAnother Check Against The Way This Country Is Being Run\u201d<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>U.S. Special Envoy for Hostage Affairs Roger Carstens described Brittney Griner as \u201cpatriotic\u201d after detailing his role in greeting Griner on a tarmac in the United Arab Emirates and flying<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1676724,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[547],"tags":[4106,3620,5458,6887,6403,6849,4808,7673,3819],"class_list":["post-1773585","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-bongino-report","tag-administration","tag-biden","tag-bongino","tag-brittney","tag-describes","tag-griner","tag-official","tag-patriotic","tag-report"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1773585","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1773585"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1773585\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1676724"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1773585"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1773585"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1773585"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}