Katie Porter Abuse Allegations Resurface After Interview Outburst
Politics,Rhetoric,Journalism,Interview,Campaign Rhetoric,California,California Politics,Katie Porter
Accusations of abuse allegedly inflicted by former Representative Katie Porter of California have been resurfaced by Republicans after Porter's threat to leave an interview with a Los Angeles television news station went viral on social media.
Newsweek reached out to Porter's gubernatorial campaign for comment via email.
Porter, a Democrat, is running in the open race to succeed Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom to lead California—the most populous state in the nation and home to one of the largest economies in the world. Backlash over the interview comes as she is working to consolidate Democratic support in the critical election ahead of next year's primaries...
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