Story highlights Waters is the longest-serving black woman in Congress

"It went viral. I was just being me," Waters said

Washington (CNN) It lasted all of 30 seconds. Rep. Maxine Waters was at the podium to explain just what she thought of FBI Director James Comey after a briefing on the Russia investigation.

Waters: Can I help you? What do you want?

Reporter: Can you tell us anything about the discussion?

Waters: No, it's classified. And we can't tell you anything. All I can tell you is the FBI director has no credibility.

It was that barely there January news conference that introduced Maxine Waters to millennials.