Well, well, well. Look who’s back in the spotlight — and not in a good way. Katie Porter, the liberal darling turned progressive trainwreck, just got dragged by someone who probably knows her best: her ex-husband. And folks, this isn’t your typical political mudslinging. This is full-on, scalding-hot-boiling-potatoes-dumped-on-your-head level drama. Literal drama.
Yes, that Katie Porter. The one who loves whiteboards, lectures the American people like we’re her failing undergrads, and built her brand off “relatability.” The same one now being outed — again — as a mean-spirited, power-hungry diva who can’t even keep her temper with her own staff, let alone the father of her kids.
Let’s just pause here. Imagine the headlines if the parties were reversed and a Republican man had done this to his wife. Boiling potatoes. On the head. We’d be looking at wall-to-wall CNN specials, a full-blown Netflix docuseries, and probably a congressional inquiry. But because this is a progressive woman from California with a PR machine, we get… silence? No outrage? No hashtags?
But the silence is breaking. And Matthew Hoffman — her ex-husband of 10 years — isn’t mincing words. From calling her a “master manipulator” to confirming what most of America already suspects, his revelations are peeling back the curtain on the same Katie Porter who once claimed to be a “victim” of domestic violence. Hoffman says it was the other way around.
California gubernatorial candidate Katie Porter’s ex-husband says she goes through a lot of staff and the videos of her saying “horrible things” about them are accurate.
Porter’s campaign says she and her ex have a “positive and productive relationship.”pic.twitter.com/djrC9bvjjb
— Paul A. Szypula 🇺🇸 (@Bubblebathgirl) October 25, 2025
And it gets better — or worse, depending on your stomach for this kind of political theater.
Turns out, even within the Democrat ranks, Katie’s not exactly beloved. Can’t get along with Nancy Pelosi? You practically need to try to do that. And her Senate primary loss to Schiff? She blamed it on election rigging — which, let’s be honest, is hilarious coming from someone who’d accuse Trump voters of being delusional for suggesting the same thing.
So what’s really happening here? Why are all these stories bubbling up (like those potatoes on the stove) now?
Because her campaign for California governor is circling the drain. The progressive media once held her up as a symbol of “the future of politics.” But now? She’s radioactive. Even the usual Democrat fixers — Schiff, Pelosi, the Sacramento establishment — are keeping their distance. That’s not just strategy, that’s survival instinct.
And let’s not ignore the obvious: the Dems are famous for circling the wagons when one of their own is in trouble. But this time, the wagons are nowhere to be found. Compare this to Abigail Spanberger’s launch in Virginia — she got a hero’s welcome. Katie Porter? She’s out here alone with a clipboard, a bruised ego, and a trail of staff resignations.
Porter claims she’s just a “boring mom of three” trying to do her best. But the court records, staffer complaints, on-camera meltdowns, and now her ex-husband’s firsthand accounts paint a much different picture. Hoffman says she once shattered a coffee pot in a rage. Said she wouldn’t let him have a cell phone because he was “too dumb to operate it.” Not exactly the kind of temperament you want sitting across from the National Guard during a wildfire response.
And the whole “struggling single mom” routine? Turns out she was living in taxpayer-subsidized housing while pulling down a six-figure salary and working in Congress. Classy.
What we’re watching isn’t just a failed campaign. It’s the slow-motion collapse of a carefully curated persona. One that was always more theater than truth. The media can only prop you up for so long before the mask slips. And now, with ex-husbands, former staffers, and fellow Democrats refusing to play along, Porter’s curtain is coming down.
Since this 3min excerpt of 30min segment went viral, we decided to post it ourselves. But I’d encourage you to watch the full segment. https://t.co/wHQcHbybqF @CBSNews @kcalnews @CBSSacramento @KPIXtv pic.twitter.com/A80fBGiFxE
— Julie Watts (@juliewattsTV) October 8, 2025
The real question isn’t whether she’ll survive this politically. It’s whether California voters — already reeling from crime, homelessness, and economic chaos — are willing to gamble on yet another activist with anger issues and a superiority complex.
Stranger things have happened. California did re-elect Gavin Newsom. Twice.
But even in California, people are starting to get tired of being talked down to, gaslit, and lectured by politicians who can’t even control their temper in a kitchen.
Not even CNN can hide the disaster that is Katie Porter:
“I think that Katie Porter is making history because she has potentially annihilated her chances to be the next governor of California, more so than any other candidate I’ve ever seen so quickly.”pic.twitter.com/YJzKtBsLoT
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) October 10, 2025
So if this is the Left’s idea of leadership… keep talking, Katie. We’ll bring the popcorn. But we’ll hold the potatoes — just in case.
