Rep. Katie Porter (D-CA) speaks to supporters, volunteers, and staff at an election night watch party at the Hilton Orange County Hotel on November 8, 2022 in Costa Mesa, California. (Getty)
Porter then went back and forth with the reporter, arguing about whether she needs to court and win over Trump voters, particularly if she's running head-to-head against another Democrat.
"So you don't need them to win," Watts asked Porter.
"I feel like this is unnecessarily argumentative," Porter said, prompting the reporter to point out that she had asked the same question to the other candidates in the race and they answered it.
NEWSOM JUST MADE A CATASTROPHIC MISTAKE ON CALIFORNIA’S HOMELESSNESS DISASTER
Rep. Katie Porter, D-Calif., shows her book to Rep. Sean Casten, D-Ill., during the 15th vote to elect a Speaker of the House early Saturday morning, January 7, 2023. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
"This Katie Porter crashout is INCREDIBLE," Republican communicator Matt Whitlock posted on X.
"What a mean, spoiled brat Katie Porter is to a journalist asking a very normal/straight forward question," conservative commentator Meghan McCain posted on X. "The rumors in DC were always she’s an absolute nightmare - and as usual, people always reveal themselves."
"Democrats in California aren’t challenged by the media very often," Trump administration special envoy Richard Grenell posted on X. "@katieporteroc implodes when asked a follow up question. She isn’t ready to be Governor. She’s downright embarrassing."
Fox News Digital reached out to Porter's campaign for comment.
Watts addressed the heated moment in a post on X saying, "Since this 3min excerpt of 30min segment went viral, we decided to post it ourselves. But I’d encourage you to watch the full segment."
Andrew Mark Miller is a reporter at Fox News. Find him on Twitter @andymarkmiller and email tips to AndrewMark.Miller@Fox.com.
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