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President Joe Biden is weighing in on the pay disparity between men and women basketball players and demanding that women are 'paid their fair share' after it was revealed just how massive a pay difference there is between WNBA and NBA rookie contracts.
'Women in sports continue to push new boundaries and inspire us all. But right now we're seeing that even if you're the best, women are not paid their fair share,' Biden wrote in a post on X.
The internet lit up after it was revealed 22-year-old basketball sensation Caitlin Clark, first pick in the WNBA draft on Monday, would earn just $76,535 in her first WNBA season as part of her rookie contract with the Indiana Fever.
By comparison, the No. 1 men's draft pick, Victor Wembanyama, earned $12,160,680 in his first season with the San Antonio Spurs.
'It’s time that we give our daughters the same opportunities as our sons and ensure women are paid what they deserve,' Biden wrote.
Caitlin Clark posing for a photo with WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert after being selected first overall by the Indiana Fever in the first round of the WNBA draft on Monday
Biden weighing in on X and calling for women to be 'paid what they deserve' as people sound off online over Caitlin Clark's first year earnings when compared to NBA rookies
President Biden at a coffee shop accompanied by Scranton's Mayor Paige Gebhardt on April 17
Clark's performance in the basketball court during this year's NCAA tournament riveted the nation, with Iowa Hawkeyes games breaking viewership records.
For the first time ever, the NCAA women's basketball
