Katie Porter, the former Democrat Rep. who is currently running for California governor, shot her staffers death stares during a 2021 Zoom call as they struggled with the lighting.
The newly unearthed video was making the rounds on Thursday.
“I need the lights off!” Katie Porter said. “The bright lights…I need you to turn these off.”
“These, that are killing me… not that dark!” she said.
Katie Porter was trying really hard to keep the demons from flying out of her gullet.
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Dem CA gubernatorial candidate Katie Porter seen shooting death stares at her staff during a Zoom meeting after they messed up her lighting.
“I need the lights off… the bright lights… I need you to turn these off. These, that are killing me… Not that dark.”
I’m convinced… pic.twitter.com/hE6JCwhjli
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) October 9, 2025
The knives are out for Katie Porter.
On Wednesday, Politico released a shocking video of Katie Porter berating one of her staffers during a call with the Biden Administration.
The abusive outburst happened in July 2021 while then-Democrat Rep. Katie Porter spoke with Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm in an online exchange.
Porter lashed out at a masked staffer who could be seen in the background.
“Get out of my f*cking shot!” Porter shouted as the staffer tried to correct something she said about electric vehicles.
“You also were in my shot before that. Stay out of my shot,” Porter said as she pounded her fists on a table.
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Exclusive from @melmason on Katie Porter, who berates a staffer and tells her to “get out of my fucking shot!” while recording a video with the Biden administration.
The video + story — scooped by @politicohttps://t.co/WENFsRlkwC pic.twitter.com/47dQ3n6nWJ
— Christopher Cadelago (@ccadelago) October 8, 2025
“It’s no secret I hold myself and my staff to a high standard, and that was especially true as a member of Congress,” Porter told Politico in a statement. “I have sought to be more intentional in showing gratitude to my staff for their important work.”
The newly released videos of Katie Porter shredding her staffers come just days after she melted down during an interview with award-winning investigative journalist Julie Watts.
Julie Watts interviewed nearly a dozen candidates running in California’s primary for governor, which will be held in June 2026.
Katie Porter was the only candidate who refused to answer Julie Watts’ question about whether she needed votes from Trump supporters.
Porter arrogantly said she doesn’t need any votes from Trump supporters in California.
Julie Watts pressed Porter about Trump voters and that is when she melted down and tried to end the interview.
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Katie Porter, the front runner to be the next Governor of California, tries to leave an interview after getting frustrated w/ @juliewattsTV questions pic.twitter.com/mTzZURG86K
— Alex Thompson (@AlexThomp) October 8, 2025