What started as a congressional hearing into alleged Russian attempts to interfere in the 2016 election of President Donald Trump turned into a discussion about the Texas-Texas Tech rivalry somehow.
During the hearing, Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Conaway, who represents part of West Texas, disputed a conclusion from FBI Director James Comey that because Russian President Vladimir Putin disliked Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, that meant he preferred Trump.
In trying to make his point, Conaway made a reference to the rivalry between Texas and Texas Tech.
The exchange follows:
Comey: Putin hated Secretary Clinton so much that the flipside of that coin was he had a clear preference for the person running against the person he hated so much.