MSNBC host Joy Reid suggested on Tuesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin intentionally targeted WNBA star Brittney Griner for arrest and detainment because of her racial and sexual identity. Russian authorities arrested Griner for drug possession after finding hash oil in her luggage in the country’s Sheremetyevo Airport in February 2022, and she reportedly pled guilty to drug charges in July of that year. Reid said on “Morning Joe” that Griner’s status as a black American who is openly homosexual played a role in her arrest and captivity as Putin knew it would inflict “trauma” on the Un…
