‘I Fell Short’: Katie Porter Battles Fallout After Explosive Staffer Tirade and On-Air Interview Clash

David Gilmour Oct 15th, 2025, 9:45 am

California Democrat Katie Porter admitted she “fell short” after two explosive viral videos showed her berating a staffer and threatening to walk out of a on-air interview after a week that has rattled her campaign to succeed Governor Gavin Newsom .

The former congresswoman, long seen as the early frontrunner for 2026, is now facing questions over her temperament and leadership style.

The interview footage, first released by CBS Sacramento and Politico last week, shows Porter laughing off a reporter’s question about Republican voters before threatening to walk out and then, in a further clip that resurfaced during the fallout, cursing out

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