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Allies stand by Katie Porter despite controversial videos sparking political firestorm in California campaign

Allies are standing behind former U.S. Rep. Katie Porter as the California Democratic gubernatorial hopeful faces a political firestorm sparked by videos of her that have been circulating online.In one of the videos, Porter became agitated with a reporter and nearly cut an interview short. In an older video that Politico reported is from 2021, the politician snapped at a staffer to "Get out of my f[---]in' shot!" after the person entered the video frame behind Porter.Teamsters California had previously endorsed Porter for governor, with co-chairs Peter Finn and Chris Griswold saying in a state...