Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont also characterized the city's downtown as 'kind of godforsaken.'
Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo and Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner extended a return invite to Gov. Ned Lamont, who called the city "butt ugly."Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner described Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont's comments about the city's "butt ugly" downtown area as "indicative of a loser."Turner tweeted on Thursday that he and the Democratic leader from New England spoke."We both had a good conversation," Turner tweeted.
Lamont had less-than-glowing words for the city he visited over Final Four weekend. He ripped Houston on a radio program. "I'm sure we got some wires crossed about how incredible Houston is," Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo posted on Twitter, directly addressing Lamont.
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