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A newly resurfaced 2021 video shows Katie Porter appearing frustrated with staff over bright studio lights before a TV interview, marking the third controversial video to emerge this week.
Katie Porter became a national figure among Democrats for her sharp questioning of Trump administration figures, often holding a whiteboard, in House Oversight Committee hearings. That made her recent demand that a local CBS reporter have a “pleasant,
The Democratic former House member was recorded angrily shouting at the aide, “Get out of my f---ing shot!” In the footage, obtained by Politico, Porter is in a kitchen recording a video interview for the Biden administration, talking to then-Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm.
The former member of Congress, who is now running for California governor, also vented that she was snubbed by the Biden White House, complaining she raised the president “a shit ton of money.”
A new video has emerged of Katie Porter, a Democratic candidate for California governor, rudely rebuking a staff member who moved into a video shot, just a day after she triggered a barrage of criticism over another video clip that showed her threatening to walk off on an interview with CBS.
California governor candidate Katie Porter ’s behavior in a recent interview prompted one of her opponents to accuse her of mistreating the press. (Watch the video below.)
Two viral videos have brought unwelcome attention to the former congresswoman, who has been leading polls in the 2026 California governor’s race.
MSNBC’s “Chris Jansing Reports" discussed “double standards" for women in politics after controversial clips for Katie Porter’s interviews went viral.