Then-Rep. Katie Porter, D-Calif., is seen on May 28, 2023 in Los Angeles. (Jerod Harris/Getty Images for Demand Justice)
The clip of Porter threatening to walk out on CBS California's Julie Watts during an interview went viral last week.
Porter snapped at Watts' questions, grew visibly impatient with her follow-ups and even attempted to leave at one point in frustration, calling the interviewer "argumentative." After being pressed, Porter told Watts that she doesn't "want to have an unhappy experience" with her and that she doesn't "want this all on camera."
"I want to make sure that people understand why I am in this race and what I am fighting for. I think when I’m traveling the state, what I’m hearing from people is that they understand that we are in a very extraordinary moment," Porter said this week on Inside California Politics. "That what is happening with Donald Trump attacking our economy and our society, our longstanding challenges with affordability, people know that they are going to need someone who is going to be strong, who is going to be tough, who is going to be a fighter and who is going to push."
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Rep. Katie Porter speaks during a House Oversight and Accountability Committee business meeting in Washington on Jan. 31, 2023. (Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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"I expressed that I was sorry, that I had lost my temper, that I had been frustrated in the moment, and I told her I was grateful that she had taken the time to correct me," she said. "We were able to redo the shot, I got the facts right."
Fox News Digital’s Alex Nitzberg, Alexander Hall, David Rutz and Greg Wehner contributed to this report.
Greg Norman is a reporter at Fox News Digital.
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