"In the last decade, Former U.S. Representative Katie Porter has become a household name for her take-no-prisoners approach to questioning public officials and business leaders during congressional hearings -always with her trusty " whiteboard of justice " at her side. As Porter's bid for California governor heats up, however, she's proving to be quite the hypocrite. Are we surprised, given hypocrisy is part of a politician's job description? Not at all!"
"At first, a visibly annoyed Porter replied by repeating the question with a scoff directed to someone off-camera. Then, she argued that she's previously represented Orange County-a purple district-which should be sufficient in convincing conservative voters. She also pushed back on Watts' question about whether or not she'd need Republican votes to win: "I feel like this is being unnecessarily argumentative. What is your question?""
"Porter didn't like that and attempted to cut the conversation off. "OK, so, I don't want to keep doing this," she said. "I'm going to call it, thank you." Further, she told Watts she simply wanted a "pleasant, positive conversation" and didn't "want this all on camera." Ultimately, the interview continued for another 20 minutes according to Porter's team, but the damage was done."
Katie Porter built a reputation for aggressive questioning and a signature whiteboard. As she campaigns for California governor, a clip of a CBS Sacramento interview went viral after she brusquely reacted to a reporter's question about the 40% of Californians who voted for Donald Trump. Porter repeated the question with a scoff, cited her prior representation of Orange County, and called the question unnecessarily argumentative. She attempted to end the interview, saying she wanted a pleasant, positive conversation and did not want the exchange on camera. The interview continued for about 20 minutes and drew criticism.
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