A panel on MSNBC’s "Chris Jansing Reports" on Thursday discussed whether the recent backlash against California Democratic gubernatorial candidate Katie Porter was because of a "double standard" against women in politics.
On Wednesday, Politico released an unseen clip from 2021 that showed Porter yelling at a staff member to "get out of my f------ shot!" during a video interview.
"Look, it’s uncomfortable to watch, as was the first one," Jansing said about the clip. "But here’s my question: Would the reaction be different if the candidate was a man? Is there still a double standard for women in politics, or is this just bad?"
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MSNBC host Chris Jansing and former Lincoln Project advisor Tara Setmayer discussed whether Katie Porter's controversy was "just bad" or a sign of double standards in politics. (Apu Gomes/Getty Images)
Former Lincoln Project adviser Tara Setmayer said that the clip was "bad all around" but that there was "absolutely" a double standard for women in politics.
"All you have to do is look at how Hillary Clinton was treated when she ran for president versus Donald Trump," Setmayer said. "Look at how Kamala Harris was treated last year against Donald Trump. Look at the way the media treats people in the administration like Stephen Miller, who can have a meltdown on television, or Donald Trump threatening people constantly, or Tom Homan, the ICE czar, the border czar, and the nasty things he says. Go down the list of men who behaved badly but are seemingly rewarded for that with more power."
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California Democratic gubernatorial candidate Katie Porter has come under fire over a clip from a 2021 video interview showing her berating a staff member. (Photographer: Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
She added, "So there is clearly a double standard in the way that society views how women behave versus men and what’s considered good and bad behavior. And that shouldn’t be the case. But with this case, with Katie Porter, that is just bad."
Fox News Digital reached out to Porter’s campaign for comment.
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Porter has come under fire over the last few days after clips of past interviews went viral. One clip from Tuesday night received backlash from both liberal and conservative journalists after it showed Porter threatening to end an interview with CBS California's Julie Watts.
Another clip showed Katie Porter threatening to end an interview on CBS California. (Paul Morigi/Getty Images for Just Majority)
In the clip, Porter grew visibly impatient with Watts’ follow-ups and even attempted to leave at one point in frustration, calling her interviewer "argumentative." Porter told Watts after being pressed that she didn't "want to have an unhappy experience" with her and that she didn’t "want this all on camera."
Fox News' Alexander Hall and David Rutz contributed to this report.