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Katie Porter's Whiteboard

Updated Oct 04, 2020 at 09:03AM EDT by andcallmeshirley.

Added Oct 02, 2020 at 01:31PM EDT by Matt.

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Katie Porter's Whiteboard refers to a series of viral videos and memes of United States congresswoman Katie Porter using a dry-erase board in congressional hearings. These arguments usually involve basic economics as a means of shaming wealthy business executives.

Origin

One of the earliest examples of Porter's whiteboard use was on March 12th, 2019, during questioning of Wells Fargo CEO Tim Sloan (shown below).



Spread

Representative Katie Porter first went viral on YouTube on March 28th, 2019 with an argument against Consumer Financial Protection Bureau director on "what APR is." The post received more than 630,000 views in less than two years (shown below).



About two weeks later, Porter tweeted[1] a photograph of herself holding a whiteboard. She wrote, "During my questioning,
@jpmorgan CEO Jamie Dimon said he didn’t know if all my numbers were accurate. Here’s the math so he can check." The post received more than 46,000 likes and 14,000 retweets in less than two years (shown below).


000 Rep. Katie Porter @RepKatiePorter During my questioning, @jpmorgan CEO Jamie Dimon said he didn't know if all my numbers were accurate. Here's the math so he can check. x 40 he/wk x 5Zads $35,070 $ 29,100 $16.50 hr * After tax $2425= 12 mo. take home pay at PMan 'chese in -$1600 - 1bedroom for Peiie $4100 and her 6 po. donghten utilities I$ 250 – car pymt 2008 can gas $402-USDA $ 150 - "low-cost foor for 1 adult +1child -$77 -$40-phone -$450-aftorschool childcare -$567 Per month 11:43 AM · Apr 10, 2019 · Twitter for iPhone

On March 12th, 2020, McSweeny's[6] published the satirical article "I’M REPRESENTATIVE KATIE PORTER’S WHITEBOARD, AND MY GIRL AND I ARE ABOUT TO KICK YOUR ASS."

On September 30th, 2020, the Twitter account @PublicCitizen shared a video of Porter using a whiteboard to make an argument against former Celgene CEO Mark Alles. The post received more than 21 million views, 511,000 likes and 170,000 retweets in less than two days (shown below).

That day, Twitter[2] user @gabebergado shared an image of a whiteboard and an image of Porter with the caption "name a more iconic duo i'll wait". The tweet received more than 190,000 likes and 25,000 retweets in less than 24 hours (shown below).

Several media outlets covered her use of whiteboards, including The Guardian,[3] The Washington Post,[4] Huffpost[5] and more.


gabe bergado O @gabebergado 00 name a more iconic duo i'll wait Katie Porter 3:00 PM · Sep 30, 2020 · Twitter Web App

Various Examples


00 Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen There's literally nothing more satisfying than watching pharma execs squirm when Katie Porter brings out the white board. $13 million 360x Saial Security Y2.1million G $500,00 MS. PORTER 1:56 21.6M views From Public Citizen 12:28 PM · Sep 30, 2020 · Twitter for iPhone Taylor Trudon @taylortrudon dressing up as katie porter and her white board for halloween because you KNOW that would scare the s--- out of some people 6:24 AM · Oct 1, 2020 · Twitter Web App number one yoga dad @HalpernAlex The most dangerous place in America is on the wrong side of Katie Porter's white board. 9:16 AM · Oct 2, 2020 · TweetDeck
Erin GrudgePAC Ryan @morninggloria 000 katie porter stopping mid-beatdown to put on her glasses and make a show of double checking the figures on her white board is just 2:22 PM · Sep 30, 2020 · Twitter Web App Dan Friedman 000 @dfriedman33 Rep. Katie Porter writing the cost of testing on a white board while grilling the CDC's Redfield. CBC $36 Matobolic $58 LIVE 12:21 pm ET Flu 'A $43 Fl, "E $43 ER visit Hy Severity Therar MR. KHANNA -10s +10s CC MS. PORTER MS. TLAIP REP. KATIE PORTER @RepKatiePorter C-SPAN3 9:25 AM · Mar 12, 2020 · Twitter Web App if you're in MO vote no on 3 @ChomskyisBae 000 Replying to @Public_Citizen Billionaires whenever Katie Porter pulls out a white board during a hearing. GIF 1:10 PM · Sep 30, 2020 · Twitter for Android

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