KJP: Brittney Griner Is an "Inspiration" for "LGBTQI+ Americans and Women of Color"

Brittney Griner, the former WNBA star whom Russia released in turn for Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, is an “inspiration” to “LGBTQI+ Americans,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said during Thursday’s White House press briefing, defending the Biden administration’s prisoner swap as retired Marine Paul Whelan remains imprisoned.