Houston Claps Back at Governors' 'Butt Ugly' Comments.

Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont insulted Houston, Texas, calling it "butt ugly" during a radio interview while celebrating the University of Connecticut's basketball championship win. Texans, including Senator Ted Cruz and Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner, clapped back at Lamont's comments, with Turner calling Lamont "factually wrong" and Cruz criticizing Lamont's "classless" behavior. Lamont also faced criticism for his own state's crime rates in comparison to Houston.