A video has emerged again featuring California gubernatorial candidate Katie Porter in a confrontation with a staffer during a conversation about environmental policy for the Biden administration.
The video, which was recorded in July 2021, shows a conversation between Porter and then-Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm.
“Get out of my f—— shot!” Porter could be heard saying after a female employee came into view.
During this exchange, a female employee interrupted to correct a statement by Porter. Despite this, Porter maintained a harsh demeanor, telling her, “OK, OK. You were also in my shot before that. Stay out of my shot!”
In recent years, Porter has faced criticism for allegedly mistreating her staff. She was accused of demoting Sasha Georgiades, a Navy veteran and Wounded Warrior fellow, after claiming Georgiades gave her COVID-19.
“It’s no secret I hold myself and my staff to a high standard, which was particularly true during my time as a member of Congress,” Porter explained in a statement. “I have worked on being more intentional in expressing gratitude to my staff for their crucial work.”
Matthew Hoffman, Porter’s former spouse, indicated in divorce documents that she engaged in verbal abuse against him, threw items at him, and at one point, poured steaming mashed potatoes on him during an argument.
Katie Porter cut CBS interview over Trump voters question
Porter, a former Democratic representative, had also previously attempted to cut short a CBS interview she deemed “unnecessarily argumentative.”
When CBS News correspondent Julie Watts asked Porter, “What do you say to the 40% of California voters, whom you’ll need to gain support from to win, who voted for Trump?” Porter replied, “How would I need them in order to win, ma’am?”
When asked about her chances of winning over the other 60% of California voters, Porter said she was confident in a general election.
At the time, Porter led the race with 17% percent of the vote in an August poll from the University of California, Berkeley.
Before entering the gubernatorial race, Porter served in the House of Representatives from 2019 to 2025. She ran for U.S. Senate, but was defeated by Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., in the primary.
