KATIE PORTER (D-CA) I think everybody has a temper. I mean, I'm human and I'm not running as anything other than a human being. I think I have a duty to, and I want people to know that I understand what I did was not good. I'm gonna not mince words about it, but I also want people understand that I am in this fight because I am not going to back down or give one inch when people are hurting Californians.
Politico released never-before-seen footage of a July 2021 meeting Porter took part in with the Biden administration, showing her berating a staffer just a day after she went viral for flipping out on a CBS reporter during an interview. After a staffer could be seen walking into the background of Porter's shot, the then-congresswoman screamed, Get out of my f***ing shot!
JULIE WATTS: What do you say to the 40% of California voters, who you'll need in order to win, who voted for Trump? FMR. REP. KATIE PORTER (D-CA): How would I need them in order to win, ma'am? JULIE WATTS: Well, unless you think you're going to get. FMR. REP. KATIE PORTER (D-CA): (MUGS TO CAMERA). JULIE WATTS: 60% of the vote. You think you'll get 60%. Everybody who did not vote for Trump will vote for you. That's what you're saying.
