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Knives are coming out for former Rep. Katie Porter (D-Calif.) in the California gubernatorial race after several videos released this week generated widespread criticism over her behavior. Porter’s opponents and other Democrats rebuked the former congresswoman this week after she sought to end an interview early over a question that was visibly frustrating her.Shortly after, Politico obtained a video of Porter berating a staffer in 2021 for entering her live shot while she was recording a video with then-Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm (D), fueling further backlash. Though the California primary is months away, the incidents are threatening to hinder her...

The emergence of two videos showing former Rep. Katie Porter in an unfavorable light have cast a cloud over her gubernatorial prospects, feeding perceptions among some that the Irvine Democrat is thin-skinned and a short-tempered boss. How Porter responds in coming days could determine her viability in next year’s race to replace termed-out Gov. Gavin Newsom, according to both Democratic and Republican political strategists.“Everyone’s had a bad day. Everyone’s done something that they wouldn’t want broadcast, right? You don’t want your worst boss moment, your worst employment moment, your worst personal moment, captured on camera,” said Christine Pelosi, a prominent...

Interestingly it appears the Democrat machinery has decided to torpedo former House member Katie Porter from her primary race for governor. Monday a controversial video segment appeared showcasing the unstable disposition of Mrs Porter, and today someone from inside the Biden govt decided to deploy another video showing her angry state of mind.As noted by the New York Post, “California gubernatorial hopeful Katie Porter snapped and tried to storm out of an interview after being asked a simple question about President Trump — with the Democrat raging “I don’t want this all on camera.” Footage of the bizarre encounter, which...

Katie Porter was exposed for berating a staffer and throwing a tantrum during an interview in two video clips this week. And the California governor candidate is even worse when cameras aren’t rolling, one ex-staffer told The Post Friday. One of the lawyer and politician’s cruelest tactics is dehumanizing her young underlings by referring to them in the third person — while in their presence. “It was easier for her to do these things to the quieter ones, the more soft-spoken ones, who wouldn’t be like, ‘hey, that’s not okay,’ ” Sasha Georgiades, a former Wounded Warrior Fellow and Navy...

Dave Rubin of "The Rubin Report" shares a DM clip of Bill Maher and Piers Morgan ganging up on Katie Porter for her shameless attack on Riley Gaines for being against transgender athletes in women's sports. 'Real Time' Crowd Goes Wild as Bill Maher & Piers Morgan Demolish Her Insane Narrative | 4:59 The Rubin Report | 3.09M subscribers | 569,698 views | October 9, 2025

Katie Porter’s “unhappy experience” in a viral interview has become the news cycle from hell. The bipartisan pile-on following the widely-circulated clip of her contentious sit-down with a local CBS news reporter was only hours old when a new video surfaced from POLITICO of the former House member berating a staffer in 2021 — the two clips fueling long-simmering concerns about her temperament and judgment. Together, they suddenly boiled over into the broader political zeitgeist, raising questions about just how durable Porter’s lead in California’s gubernatorial race really is. “Is this a disaster? Yes,” said Gale Kaufman, a veteran Democratic...

Former Democratic Rep. Katie Porter of California has gone viral for threatening to end an interview with CBS News investigative correspondent Julie Watts after a testy exchange over voters in the state who supported President Trump. Watts joins "The Takeout" with her reaction.

If you’re hurling scalding-hot mashed potatoes at your spouse, chances are you’re not the good guy in the relationship. That’s exactly what Dem. Rep. Katie Porter is accused of in official court documents. During their divorce, Porter’s ex-husband described her as a raving lunatic filled with rage and detailed a really disturbing pattern of domestic abuse and explosive, uncontrolled behavior.Just recently, we covered Katie Porter’s disastrous CBS interview, where she once again lost her temper and threatened to walk off set. Clearly, Katie struggles to control her emotions… just like so many Dems these days, right?A new video making the...

California’s Democratic gubernatorial candidate Katie Porter ruthlessly excoriated a staffer during a discussion on environmental policy for the Biden administration, shocking resurfaced video shows. The former Congresswoman seamlessly switched from a professional tone while discussing electric vehicles with then-Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm to an angry and rude lambasting of a staffer who innocently popped into frame, Politico first reported. “Get out of my f–king shot,” the short-tempered Porter screamed at her surgical mask-wearing staffer, the clip showed. The female employee then interjected with a correction to a statement made by the then-congresswoman —- but Porter refused to back-down from...

The 2026 California gubernatorial race is afoot, as Golden State Democrats vie to replace Gavin Newsom. (Newsom is technically vacating the position after 2026, but departed in spirit long ago for a presidential campaign.) Back when conventional wisdom held — erroneously, I suspect — that the position was Kamala Harris’s for the taking, former Orange County congresswoman Katie Porter pipped the field by announcing her candidacy in March 2025. That early start paid off for Porter, who currently leads a divided primary field also populated by former HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra, Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis, former Los Angeles Mayor Tony...

SAN FRANCISCO - The National Guard has been called to California's Golden City to neutralize a 600-foot-tall Katie Porter, who is apparently rampaging her way through San Francisco. Porter, a frontrunner in California's gubernatorial race, reportedly began roaring and growing to an unusual size after a reporter asked her a question. "You didn't ask her a question, did you? Oh no! She hates that!" cried Mayor Daniel Lurie as the hulking monstrosity smashed a giant hole in the the Transatlantic tower. "There's no stopping her now! Run! Run for your lives!" "BLLAAAAWWWRRRGGHHHHH!" responded Porter before swallowing a cable car....

Former Democratic California Rep. Katie Porter threatened to storm out of an interview with CBS News California in a resurfaced clip from September after she accused a reporter of asking “argumentative” questions about her gubernatorial race. CBS News California’s Julie Watts asked Porter what her messaging is to the 40% of Californians who voted for President Donald Trump. Porter then snapped at Watts and abruptly threatened to end the interview. “What do you say to the 40% of California voters, who you’ll need in order to win, who voted for Trump?” Watts asked. “How would I need them in order...

Katie Porter was the biggest beneficiary of Kamala Harris passing on a run for California governor, according to a new poll from POLITICO and its partners, with the former representative now holding a commanding lead in the race. Thirty percent of registered voters who said they’d vote for Harris if she ran for governor now plan to support Porter, the latest POLITICO-Citrin Center-Possibility Lab survey found. Sixteen percent of Harris supporters said former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa was their second choice, while 11 percent said their new favored candidate was former Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra. Porter’s...

Former California Congreeswoman Katie Porter is entering California’s 2026 race for governor.

Daniel Alman from Squirrel Hill @DanielAlmanPGH Why did #KatiePorter invite a violent criminal and drug addict named #JulianWillis to live with her and her children? And why did she allow him to stay for such a long period of time? https://latimes.com/politics/story/2024-11-27/rep-katie-porter-obtains-temporary-restraining-order-against-harassing-ex-boyfriend #Parenting #DomesticViolence #ChildAbuse #DrugAddiction #News 8:29 AM · Nov 28, 2024

U.S. Rep. Katie Porter (D-Irvine) secured a temporary restraining order Tuesday against a former boyfriend, saying in dozens of pages of court filings that he had bombarded her, as well as her family and colleagues, with hundreds of messages that she described as “persistent abuse and harassment.” Porter, 50, alleged in a filing with Orange County Superior Court that her ex-boyfriend Julian Willis, 55, was contacting her and her family with such frequency that she had a “significant fear” for her “personal safety and emotional well-being.” Judge Stephen T. Hicklin signed a restraining order Tuesday barring Willis from communicating with...

The congresswoman went on a podcast Tuesday where she was confronted about the claims she made after losing earlier this month JULIUS MILLEr The congresswoman went on a podcast Tuesday where she was confronted about the claims she made after losing earlier this month JULIUS MILLER5 HOURS AGO katie porter election rigged podcast Rep. Katie Porter speaks at a town hall hosted by the advocacy group March For Our Lives at East LA College. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) Rep. Katie Porter is walking back her bold claims that the California Senate primary election was "rigged" after losing...

<p>Fellow Democrats are excoriating Rep. Katie Porter for saying her opponents, including rival Rep. Adam Schiff, sought to “rig” California’s Senate primary — language that echoes former President Donald Trump’s election denialism.</p><p>Porter finished a distant third in the Super Tuesday contest behind Schiff and Republican Steve Garvey. The swift reaction to her social media outburst underscores how California’s enormously expensive Senate race — for a likely safe Democratic seat — has left lingering bruises. It also raises warnings for Democrats tempted to use rhetoric they’ve condemned as undermining public trust in the nation's elections.</p>

Katie Porter has claimed that California's Senate primary race was "rigged" after she lost a vote on Wednesday. Porter, a progressive Democrat, came third in the non-partisan primary, losing out to Adam Schiff, a centrist Democrat who has been vocal in his support for Israel. In response to the results, she blamed billionaires for spending money on attack adverts against her. Newsweek contacted representatives for Porter by X to comment on this story. The Senate seat has become available after Dianne Feinstein, the longest-serving woman in the U.S. Senate, died in September 2023. Porter, who has represented Orange County, California,...

Democratic Senate hopeful, Rep. Adam Schiff, will face off against Republican Steve Garvey in California's Senate race this November, beating out two other Democrats to make the ballot.