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The gubernatorial candidate acknowledged she mishandled both the interview and a 2021 incident where she cursed at a staffer.

Several rivals have questioned Porter’s temperament and called for her to drop out of the race following the viral videos.

SACRAMENTO — Gubernatorial hopeful Katie Porter said Friday that she mishandled a recent television news interview that called her temperament into question, but explained she felt the reporter’s questioning implied she should cater to President Donald Trump’s supporters.

Porter, an outspoken Democrat and former U.S. House representative from Orange County, said that she was “pushing back on” the reporter’s implication that she need

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