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This week, officials from the General Services Administration heard from delegations in both Maryland and Virginia regarding the highlights of bringing the FBI to either state, prompting a curious showdown between top elected officials in both.
After their pitches were heard, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore shared a clip of himself on Twitter before a recent Washington Wizards came showing him smoothly hitting a jump shot from the free throw line.
“(Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin) let’s go one-on-one, winner gets the new FBI headquarters,” Moore mused as they await the GSA’s ultimate decision on what is expected to be one of the organization's largest-ever projects.
Not to be outdone, Youngkin swiftly replied “Game on!” to Moore, with a GIF of him from the campaign trail in 2021 draining a shot from deep
The stakes won’t actually be that high if the two were to ever play a game of one-on-one, though Youngkin, who sits at 6-foot-7 and played as forward for the Rice University basketball team for four years would likely have an advantage over the 6-foot-1 Moore, who is more familiar with the gridiron than the hardwood, having played football for Johns Hopkins University.
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