California Dem Frontrunner Argues With Reporter Over Whether It's a Gotcha Piece' Before Interview Even Starts On Camera

"By the way, this is a profile piece, this is not a gotcha piece, right? Beccera wanted to make sure. Well, look, these questions are fair. It's in order to learn about you as a candidate, Ramos told him. The line is about the profile, Beccera countered. I don't know how you define profile, but I'd like to begin the interview, Ramos said. The way I describe profile is, you talk about all the things that I've done, things I want to do along with some tough questions, Becerra said."

"Ramos asked Becerra about his time serving as HHS Secretary under President Joe Biden from 2021 to 2025. She pointed to a 2023 report that said the HHS could not find 85,000 children who had been brought into the USA and were supposed to be monitored by the department. Becerra said that was not accurate and questioned if Ramos got those talking points from Donald Trump. It's from a New York Times article, Ramos told him."

"Becerra protested that's not what the New York Times article said as the KTLA 5 broadcast highlighted the specific section of the report that Ramos just mentioned. His interview with KTLA 5 comes as several polls have Becerra as the favorite to replace Gavin Newsom as California's next governor. Ramos was asked about Becerra's gotcha piece comment after the interview by the KTLA morning anchors."

"She admitted she was caught off guard by it, and said nothing like that happened in her other interviews with candidates."

A Democratic frontrunner for California governor, Xavier Becerra, asked a TV reporter to confirm she was not planning a gotcha piece or overly tough questions at the start of an interview. The reporter said the questions were fair and aimed to learn about him, while Becerra said a profile should include his record and goals along with tough questions. During the interview, the reporter asked about Becerra’s time as HHS Secretary under President Joe Biden, citing a 2023 report that said HHS could not find 85,000 children brought into the U.S. for monitoring. Becerra disputed the characterization and questioned whether the reporter’s points came from Donald Trump, while the reporter cited a New York Times article. The reporter later said she was caught off guard by the gotcha comment.

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