on that day. june 6th, 1944. it s to listen to the echoes. they re asking us to do our job, to protect freedom in our time, to defend democracy. to stand up against aggression abroad and at home. president biden stressing the importance of democracy from the very cliffs that allied forces scaled 80 years ago to fight the nazis. plus, the far right is finally facing accountability, with steve bannon ordered to report to prison next months and alex jones forced to liquidate his assets to pay sandy hook families. i asked you all online if you would be interested in us talking about the sudden boom and interest surrounding the wnba and the controversy that has come with it. and you answered with a resounding yes. stay tuned for that conversation later in the show. and we begin tonight with president biden in normandy. delivering an address on democracy and freedom at a pivotal site during the world war ii allied invasion on d-day in normandy, france. democracy begins with e
treating these women up until this point. that s created a lot of conversation and frankly what i don t like about how many of the men with these platforms are shaping the conversation is they re reducing it to pettiness, to jealousy, they re playing on terreo types and tropes that are said about women in general, but especially black women. and this is a black women led league, and to me, that has really devalued the conversation we need to be having. somebody very smart said to me recently the challenge with women s basketball is most of the stars are black, but most of the great players are black, but most of the stars are white. whether it s who s getting rewarded by espn, who is getting noticed by magazines. if there were charter flights, brittney griner would not have ended up in a gulag. these ladies are flying commercial and they re not treated like the men are. how much of this do you think is the marketing potential of a caitlin clark?