California Democratic candidate Katie Porter faced sharp criticism after an October 7 CBS Sacramento interview where she reacted defensively to questions about appealing to Trump voters, nearly ending the discussion. The viral exchange revived reports of her high staff turnover and demanding style from her congressional days, with detractors from both parties questioning her temperament for the 2026 race to replace Governor Gavin Newsom.

Jay Jones And Katie Porter Say The Quiet Part Out Loud

Katie Porter just had a meltdown when asked what she’d say to GOP voters. Her tirade is a window into the mentality of radical CA Democrat politicians. They can’t stand those who disagree with them. They’re trying to silence their opponents with Prop 50. They even condone violent… pic.twitter.com/1kg36raJed

— Ken Calvert (@TeamCalvert) October 8, 2025

The California gubernatorial candidate Katie Porter is nuts. Porter is a protege of Elizabeth Warren which explains a-lot about her temperament. And if elected Governor of California, Katie Porter will make Gavin Newsom look like Ronald Reagan. Radical Leftist candidates are a danger to the states, cities, and communities that they represent.

Democrats in California aren’t challenged by the media very often. @katieporteroc implodes when asked a follow up question.

She isn’t ready to be Governor. She’s downright embarrassing. https://t.co/GnDwgNp3jj

— Richard Grenell (@RichardGrenell) October 7, 2025

“Get out of my F—KING shot!”

Katie Porter’s staffers hate her so much that they’re now leaking clips of her outbursts to the press in light of her recent meltdown.

This crazed woman is the frontrunner to replace Gavin Newsom as governor of our largest state. pic.twitter.com/1sNCo6pyoX

— johnny maga (@_johnnymaga) October 8, 2025

Katie Porter goes viral for threatening to walk out of CBS interview

By The Independent, October 9th, 2025

Newly-released footage shows California gubernatorial candidate Katie Porter threatening to end a CBS News interview after being questioned about winning over voters who supported Donald Trump.

During the interview, Porter became flustered when asked how she would secure the votes of the 40 percent of Californians who backed Donald Trump, arguing she did not need them.

The reporter, Julie Watts, insisted she had posed similar questions to other candidates, leading Porter to call the interview “unnecessarily argumentative” and attempt to remove her microphone.

The clip quickly went viral, prompting reactions from media pundits like Mehdi Hasan, who criticized politicians expecting “pleasant positive conversations,” and Megyn Kelly, who found it entertaining.

Porter, who previously lost a Senate bid, is currently leading in polls for the California gubernatorial race, aiming to become the state’s first female governor.

Did you see this one?

WOW. Leaked video of Democrat CA Governor Candidate Katie Porter yelling at a staffer to "GET OUT OF MY F*CKING SHOT!"

THIS is who Democrats want as their next governor???pic.twitter.com/IaTz4sZxN4

— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) October 8, 2025

CONFIRMED: Katie Porter has an anger problem. https://t.co/NA5KacmFQu pic.twitter.com/MUkokVXHFJ

— Steve Guest (@SteveGuest) October 8, 2025

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