Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont and Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner have traded barbs after Lamont took a shot at the Texas city following the conclusion of the NCAA tournament's Final Four earlier this week.
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Connecticut governor, Houston mayor bicker after Final Four
Connecticut's governor took a shot at the city of Houston following the NCAA tournament's Final Four, which was held in that city last weekend.
Gov. Ned Lamont, who traveled to Houston and was on hand Monday night to watch the University of Connecticut men's basketball team win its fifth NCAA tournament championship, talked about his visit earlier this week on WPLR-FM's "Chaz and AJ" show.
"After winning the semifinals,
you walk around downtown Houston, which is butt-ugly," the Democrat said. "Not much there."
Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner, also a Democrat, responded that he did not appreciate the governor "throwing shade" at his city after it went to the trouble to "feed you, dine you, host you, house you."
"And you're going to go back and talk about 'butt-ugly?' Which end was he looking from?" Turner said on KHOU-TV.
Lamont made an apology of sorts Thursday after being asked about his comments during an unrelated news event..
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"He said: '
Maybe the governor's looking at the wrong end of a beautiful horse,' "
Lamont said. "I guess I resemble that comment. I want to say more importantly that nothing compares to the beauty of that amazing basketball championship on Monday night."
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