{"id":2496105,"date":"2025-10-08T10:43:02","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T14:43:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/porter-threatens-to-walk-out-of-interview-over-follow-up-questions\/"},"modified":"2025-10-08T10:43:58","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T14:43:58","slug":"porter-threatens-to-walk-out-of-interview-over-follow-up-questions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/porter-threatens-to-walk-out-of-interview-over-follow-up-questions\/","title":{"rendered":"Porter threatens to walk out of interview over follow-up questions"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fporter-threatens-to-walk-out-of-interview-over-follow-up-questions%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2496105&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses an interview with former Representative Katie Porter, a leading Democratic candidate in the 2026 California <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ga-republicans-launch-stop-stacey-effort-ahead-of-possible-abrams-2022-announcement\/\" title=\"GA Republicans Launch \u2018Stop Stacey\u2019 Effort Ahead Of Possible Abrams 2022 Announcement\">gubernatorial race<\/a>. During the interview, a CBS Los Angeles reporter asked Porter how she would address the approximately 40% of California voters who supported Donald Trump, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-hes-failed-students-who-voted-biden-unsatisfied-after-afghan-collapse-inflation\/\" title=\"WATCH: \u2018He\u2019s Failed\u2019: Students Who ...d Biden Unsatisfied After Afghan Co...apse, Inflation\">key voting bloc<\/a> she would need to win the election. Porter reacted sharply, questioning the premise of &#8220;needing&#8221; Trump voters to win and expressed frustration over the follow-up questions, eventually attempting to end the interview.<\/p>\n<p>Porter emphasized her confidence in winning over the 60% of voters who did not support Trump and stated she does not intend to run against other Democrats to avoid splitting the anti-Trump vote. The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >tense exchange sparked criticism<\/a> from her opponents, including former California State Controller Betty T. Yee, who questioned Porter&#8217;s temperament for the governorship and stressed the importance of transparency and accessibility in a candidate.<\/p>\n<p>Porter, who recently left her House seat representing California&#8217;s 47th district, entered the gubernatorial race to succeed Governor Gavin newsom. The article also notes Porter&#8217;s previous reputation for being abrasive, citing a 2023 Politico report describing allegations from former staffers about her management style. Other candidates in the race include former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and Republican Steve Hilton. <br \/> <!DOCTYPE html><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Porter threatens to walk out of interview over follow-up questions on California Trump voters<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2366896\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Former Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/katie-porter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Katie Porter <\/a>bit back at a reporter&rsquo;s question about whether she would need President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Donald Trump&rsquo;s <\/a>voters to win the California governor&rsquo;s race.<\/p>\n<p>Porter is one of the top Democrats running in the race, and has been seen as the front-runner ever since former Vice President Kamala Harris decided she would not run.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3841834\/elise-stefanik-polls-closer-kathy-hochul-anticipated-gubernatorial-run\/\">Stefanik polls closer than expected to Hochul ahead of anticipated gubernatorial run<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3841633\/jay-jones-text-reprehensbile-inexcusable-shapiro\/\">Jay Jones texts &lsquo;reprehensible and inexcusable&rsquo;: Shapiro<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3840933\/wisconsin-attorney-general-josh-kaul-reelection-campaign\/\">Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul forgoes bid for governor and announces reelection campaign<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>A reporter from CBS Los Angeles asked Porter, as she had asked several other gubernatorial candidates, &ldquo;What do you say to the 40% of CA voters who you&rsquo;ll need in order to win, who voted for Trump?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>She responded in a hushed tone, &ldquo;How would I need them in order to win, ma&rsquo;am?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Reporter: &ldquo;What do you say to the 40% of California voters, who you&rsquo;ll need in order to win, who voted for Trump?&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>Katie Porter: &ldquo;How would I need them in order to win, ma&rsquo;am?&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>Porter then gets agitated &amp; tries to end the interview <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bw2HLal148\">pic.twitter.com\/bw2HLal148<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Julia Manchester (@JuliaManch) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JuliaManch\/status\/1975731242353238250?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 8, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>After the reporter asked her if she would win the 60% of people who did not vote for Trump, Porter said she believes she&rsquo;ll win those people. She also said she doesn&rsquo;t &ldquo;intend&rdquo; to run against another Democrat, which would further split the anti-Trump vote.<\/p>\n<p>She then went into a back-and-forth with the reporter after touting her experience as a purple-district representative. Porter called the line of questioning &ldquo;unnecessarily argumentative.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The former California representative argued over the semantics of needing the Trump voters &ldquo;to win&rdquo; against what she would say to those voters.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m happy to say that, it&rsquo;s the &lsquo;do you need them to win&rsquo; part I don&rsquo;t understand. I&rsquo;m happy to answer the question as you have it written,&rdquo; Porter said.<\/p>\n<p>She then tried to walk out of the interview, claiming the reporter was asking too many follow-up questions. &ldquo;Every other candidate has answered our follow-ups,&rdquo; the journalist said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t care. I don&rsquo;t care &hellip; if every question you&rsquo;re gonna make up a follow-up question, then we&rsquo;re never gonna get there,&rdquo; Porter said, trying to leave. &ldquo;I don&rsquo;t want to have an unhappy experience with you,&rdquo; she added, &ldquo;and I don&rsquo;t want this all on camera.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Porter&rsquo;s opponents pounced on her viral interview. Former California State Controller Betty T. Yee criticized Porter most directly.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;After watching the interview, it&rsquo;s clear&mdash;Katie Porter doesn&rsquo;t have the temperament to be Governor,&rdquo; she said in <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BettyYeeforCA\/status\/1975912448835342696\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a post on X.<\/a> &ldquo;As a candidate, I welcome the hard questions&mdash;the next governor must be accessible and transparent. No place for temper tantrums. No place for dodging the public&rsquo;s right to know.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Other candidates include former Los Angeles Mayor Democrat Antonio Villaraigosa and Republican Steve Hilton.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3838684\/california-governor-race-katie-porter-emilys-list-endorsement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CALIFORNIA GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATE KATIE PORTER SECURES EMILY&rsquo;S LIST ENDORSEMENT<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Porter has been out of politics since leaving her office representing California&rsquo;s 47th district in the House earlier this year. She entered the California gubernatorial race in March, aiming to succeed term-limited Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA).<\/p>\n<p>The former Orange County representative has been accused of being abrasive in the past. <em>Politico<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/newsletters\/women-rule\/2023\/01\/13\/katie-porters-bad-boss-problem-00077874\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reported <\/a>in 2023 that Porter staffers called her &ldquo;rage-prone,&rdquo; &ldquo;racist,&rdquo; and had &ldquo;a tendency to disparage staffers.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Porter threatens to quit interview over Trump voter questions<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2496106,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/k-porter.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[64818,6234,51936,9844],"class_list":["post-2496105","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-follow-up-questions","tag-interview","tag-porter-2","tag-walkout"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/k-porter.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2496105","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2496105"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2496105\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2496109,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2496105\/revisions\/2496109"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2496106"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2496105"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2496105"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2496105"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}