adminAn ex-staffer’s account has peeled back the curtain on what should be a straightforward question: what kind of leader does California really need? Sasha Georgiades, a Navy veteran who worked in Katie Porter’s office, has gone public with serious allegations that Porter berated staff, used racial slurs in private, and ridiculed employees who reported sexual harassment, prompting hard questions about the candidate’s temperament and fitness for higher office. The Fox & Friends Weekend hosts rightly highlighted these claims because voters deserve the truth about how their future leaders treat the people who do the work.
If voters needed a tangible example, a resurfaced July 2021 video shows Porter snapping at a staffer on a live call with then-Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm and shouting, “Get out of my fucking shot!” after an employee corrected a policy detail. That clip isn’t a single bad day; it’s corroborating evidence of a pattern of impatience and public humiliation that should make Californians pause before handing her the keys to Sacramento. Americans who believe in dignity and respect at work are right to be concerned when a candidate’s private behavior looks nothing like the polished progressive persona on the campaign trail.
The story gets worse when you read the texts and accounts surrounding a COVID incident that allegedly led to a fellow staffer’s ouster. Georgiades says Porter blamed her for an office outbreak and later cut her loose, a move that burned through the goodwill of a veteran who served our country and raises real questions about loyalty and judgment. This is not just political infighting; it’s a moment to judge character, because firing dedicated staff after a pandemic exposure is the sort of cold decision voters should not shrug off.
Katie Porter has tried to paper over these reports by saying she expects people to work hard and that she regrets if someone feels disgruntled, but that answer rings hollow next to firsthand testimony and hard evidence. Porter’s insistence that high standards excuse public shaming is the same dodge we hear from other Washington elites who mistreat employees while lecturing the rest of us about decency. Voters deserve accountability, not platitudes about “standards” when those standards are used as a cudgel against those who serve her.
Temperament matters for the governor of California, a job that requires steady leadership through fires, blackouts, and fiscal storms. Porter’s recent tense CBS interview, where she almost walked out when pressed, and the resurfaced video of her lashing out at staff show a pattern: impatience, thin skin, and a willingness to humiliate subordinates when annoyed. Conservatives who believe in strong, respectful leadership should loudly challenge the Democrats’ habit of elevating style and grievance over competence and character. This is about protecting hardworking Californians from another political celebrity who looks great on camera but treats people terribly behind the scenes.
