Katie Porter faces scrutiny after resurfaced video, tense TV interview

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00:00But there's another thing about electric vehicles, which is just that they make the

00:03air cleaner and healthier for all of us. This is the original 2021 video submitted by

00:09Democratic candidate Katie Porter for the Biden administration. She's now running to replace

00:14term limited Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom in California. This week, a cut portion of that

00:20video was obtained by Politico. Get out of my shot. Porter, a leading Democratic

00:29contender in California's 2026 governor race, is facing scrutiny after the clip surfaced showing

00:34her snapping at a staffer while filming for the Biden administration. The moment is trending this

00:40week, and it coincides with another tense exchange, this time on CBS News, where Porter threatened to

00:46walk off set. I don't want to keep doing this. I'm going to call it. Thank you.

00:52You're not going to do the interview with us? Nope, not like this. I'm not. Not with seven

00:56follow-ups to every single question you ask. Every other candidate has answered our follow-ups.

01:00I don't care. I don't care. I want to have a pleasant, positive conversation.

01:04These incidents are reviving questions about Porter's temper and treatment of staff,

01:08allegations she's faced before during her time in Congress and in DeForest's filings.

01:14Porter defends herself, saying she holds herself and her staff to high standards and has worked to

01:19be more expressive in her gratitude. She entered politics after the 2016 election, winning a House

01:25seat in 2018 and becoming the first Democrat to represent her district in 75 years. A new poll

01:31of 1,000 likely primary voters shows Porter leading among Democrats with 24.8 percent. But when

01:38campaign messaging is tested, Republican commentator Steve Hilton jumps ahead with 29 percent of the

01:44support, while Porter drops to 23 percent. Nearly a quarter of voters remain undecided.

01:50California uses a jungle primary system, where all candidates, regardless of party,

01:55run on one ballot. The top two move on to the general election. The primary is set for June

02:002026, with the general election on November 3. Read the full story right now on the Straight

02:05Arrow News mobile app or head to san.com. For Straight Arrow News, I'm Kayleigh Carey.