President Biden meets Britney Griner’s wife at the White House

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September 16th, President Joe Biden met Sherrel GrinerWife of Britney Grinerthe WNBA star remains detained in Russia.

In a statement to E!News, White House Press Secretary Carine Jean-Pierre The two shared a meeting in the Oval Office, where President Biden reiterated his “continued commitment to work through all available means to bring Griner safely home.”

That same day, Biden also met separately Elizabeth Whelan,Sister of Paul Whelananother American who has been detained in Russia since 2018 and is serving a 16-year sentence.

“The president is grateful for the opportunity to learn more about Britney and Paul. who love them mostand admitted that every minute in which they were held was too long.” “We all admired the courage of the Whelan and Griner families in the face of these unimaginable circumstances and thanked them for their I keep promising to reunite…my beloved.”