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   Katie Porter’s struggling campaign for California governor is bringing   
   back the whiteboard with a NSFW message to voters.   
      
   “F— Trump!”   
      
   Those were the words the former congresswoman — whose polling has   
   plummeted since videos leaked of her cursing out a staffer and melting   
   down in a TV interview — displayed on a mini whiteboard Saturday and   
   shouted at hundreds of people at the California Democratic Convention in   
   San Francisco.   
      
   Opposition to President Trump has been a consistent thread in convention   
   speeches, as Democratic candidates across the spectrum of elected   
   offices push back on the White House’s policies.   
      
   But the response to Porter’s white board schtick and trying to kick off   
   her speech with a “F— Trump” chant landed with a thud, as the former   
   congresswoman stammered in front of a mostly quiet convention audience.   
      
   “Yeah, that’s right,” Porter said half-heartedly. “F— Trump.”   
      
   “Together, we’re going to kick Trump’s a— in November,” Porter   
   continued. “I’ll stand up to Trump and his cronies, just like I did in   
   Congress. With or without my whiteboard. But this election is about more   
   than defeating Trump.”   
      
   Porter, who frequently employed a whiteboard to excoriate corporate   
   execs in congressional hearings, is one of seven Democratic candidates   
   who are gumming up a race that could hand the June primary election to   
   two front-running Republicans: former Fox News host Steve Hilton and   
   Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco.   
      
   California has not had a Republican governor since Arnold Schwarzenegger   
   left office in 2011.   
      
   Porter’s message to voters skews decidedly to the left of most   
   candidates for governor.   
      
   In her speech, she proposed single-payer health care, zero tuition for   
   University of California and California State University students, and   
   eliminating the state income tax for people who earn less than $100,000   
   income.   
      
   But just to make sure she drilled the point home, Porter wasn’t done   
   cursing.   
      
   “I’m running for governor,” she said, “because I’m willing and ready   
   to   
   get s— done.”   
      
   Porter, who was accused of verbally abusing her ex-husband, also   
   emphasized her gender as a selling point.   
      
   “We have never had a governor in high heels,” Porter said, raising a   
   foot to note that she was indeed wearing heels. “I think it’s about damn   
   time.”   
      
   https://nypost.com/2026/02/21/us-news/katie-porters-anti-trump-speech-at-   
   democratic-convention/   
      
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