California gubernatorial candidate Katie Porter raged at a staffer in a newly surfaced video, yelling at them for interrupting a meeting.
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 staff member, who Politico did not name and who did not provide the video, can be seen wearing a mask in the background at one point.
The staffer attempts to correct Porter on specific information about electric vehicles she was sharing with Granholm, which leads to the fiery exchange.
“You also were in my shot before that. Stay out of my shot,” Porter said, thumping the table. She then informs Granholm that she is going to start her speech on electric vehicles saving Californians money again.
In a statement to the Daily Beast, Porter said, “It’s no secret I hold myself and my staff to a high standard, and that was especially true as a member of Congress. I have sought to be more intentional in showing gratitude to my staff for their important work.”
At the time, Granholm released footage of the July 2021 exchange on electric vehicles, with the swearing edited out.
The problematic, unearthed footage is terrible timing for Porter, after her attempt to shut down a CBS News interview was revealed on Tuesday, during a Q&A on how she would win over the Californians who voted for Donald Trump.
“What do you say to the 40 percent of California voters, who you’ll need in order to win, who voted for Trump?” CBS News correspondent Julie Watts asked Porter.
“How would I need them in order to win, ma’am?” Porter responded dryly.
She then stated, “If it is me versus a Republican, I think I will win the people who did not vote for Trump.” When questioned if the result would be the same if she was running against another Democrat, Porter said, “I don’t intend that to be the case.”
Porter then stated that the interview was “unnecessarily argumentative” and attempted to remove her microphone, saying, “I don’t want to keep doing this. I’m gonna call it. Thank you.”
It is not the first time Porter’s behavior behind the scenes has been called out. In 2024, Harley Rouda, a former congressman from Orange County who served one term with Porter, labeled her “a bully with a whiteboard who is in this for power and her ego.”
