Biden on Brittney Griner release: ‘She’s on her way home’ | USA TODAY #Shorts
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WNBA star Brittney Griner has been released from a Russian penal colony and is in United States custody after a prisoner exchange for arms dealer Viktor Bout, President Biden confirmed.
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In a news conference at the White House, Biden said the exchange had been in the works for the past two weeks, and he had given the final go-ahead for the swap. Biden spoke with Griner on the phone, and Griner's wife, Cherelle Griner, was at the White House on Thursday. The swap took place in the United Arab Emirates.
Biden said that the “past few months have been hell for Brittney” but that she is in good spirits.
"We never forgot about Brittney," Biden said. "I...