Rep. Katie Porter faces down rw protestors at town hall event in CA

[superpatriotman]

A melee erupted between protesters and attendees over the weekend at a town hall meeting held by Rep. Katie Porter (D-Calif.), the Los Angeles Times reported.

In her first in-person town hall meeting since the COVID-19 pandemic, Porter was interrupted by a group of protesters who back former President Trump as she was discussing climate change and coronavirus vaccinations.

The protesters were screaming “Carpetbagger Katie” and “Corrupt Katie Porter” while she spoke as her supporters began to chant her name or scream back at the demonstrators, according to the Times.

more at link

https://thehill.com/homenews/house/562496-melee-reported-at-porter-town-hall-in-california

[vanlassie]

1. How many Republicans are having town halls??

[superpatriotman]

2. The daffy one in CO

Strutting around with her welfare-hatin' skinny jeans.

[vanlassie]

3. Glad I missed that. Katie is such a Warrior.

[Nittersing]

7. Pretty sure she was on welfare at some point...

So that should be welfare-takin'-hatin' jeans.

[SoCalDavidS]

4. Katie Porter Is Awesome!

Love her intelligence and forceful nature.

[quaint]

5. Katie's a GOP target

LATimes

"It is disappointing that a small but vocal group of attendees, who advertised a ‘confrontation rally,’ created unsafe conditions at a planned family-friendly event,” Porter said in a statement. “While I absolutely respect their right to disagree, their disturbance disrespected all the families who attended and were ready to engage in a thoughtful, civil and safe way."

Porter was referring to an Instagram post by Nick Taurus, who is running against her in the midterm election. On Thursday, he invited supporters to join him at the town hall to “CONFRONT KATIE PORTER!”

“Katie Porter is a far-left ideologue supported by Bay Area academics, the billionaire class and foreign lobbies!” he wrote in the post. “Her America Last policies are awful for the 45th district and we intend to voice our displeasure.”

Taurus, who identifies as an “American nationalist” on his campaign website, was among the people involved in the scuffle; he declined to comment to The Times.

[Caliman73]

6. Republicans/Conservatives never argue in good faith.

They have every right to go to the townhall. They have every right to confront Porter. They have a right to challenge her, to ask her hard questions, to see if they can ruffle her by being passionate.

They did not do that. They went with the express purpose of trying to intimidate Porter and disrupt a public service meeting. I am positive that if the idiot Taurus wants to debate on the "awful policies...." Porter will school his stupid ass. That is NOT what he wants. He wants to play like the school yard bully because he is a coward, is likely scared to death of actually having to debate Porter, and so he pulls these stupid stunts.