White House says Joe Biden has read Brittney Griner's letter, mum on potential talks with WNBA star's family

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Brittney Griner’s safe return home remains "a priority" for President Joe Biden, but White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre couldn’t say Tuesday if the president had any plans of speaking with the WNBA star’s family. 

Griner sent a letter to the White House on Monday pleading with Biden to use his presidential powers to ensure her safe return, adding that she fears that she "might be here forever." 

WNBA star and two-time Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner leaves a courtroom after a hearing, in Khimki just outside Moscow, Russia, Monday, June 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

Jean-Pierre confirmed during Tuesday’s press briefing that the president did read the letter but declined to comment on if Biden had any plans to speak with Griner’s family directly. 

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"This is an issue that is a priority for this president. As you have heard us say before, he believes that any U.S. national that is held abroad or detained or held hostage abroad — we need to bring back safely, and we are going to use every tool that we possibly can to make that happen. Again, this is a priority for the president."

"I just don't have anything to share on what communication the president's going to have with Mrs. Griner and her family," she later added. "All I can confirm is that he's read the letter, and he's making this a priority."

WNBA basketball superstar Brittney Griner (C) arrives to a hearing at the Khimki Court, outside Moscow on July 1, 2022. (KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP via Getty Images)

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