First lady Jill Biden’s office walked back her suggestion that the defeated University of Iowa women’s basketball team join national champion Louisiana State University at the White House, amid widespread backlash.

Biden “loved watching” the title game and her comments “were intended to applaud the historic game and all women athletes,” spokeswoman Vanessa Valdivia said Tuesday.

[You get a participation trophy! And you get a participation trophy! And you get a … well, you get the drift. The women who compete don’t need patronizing nonsense when they lose. They will compete again and won’t settle for a charity invite. — Ed]