California Democrat Xavier Becerra May Have Just Nuked His Governor Campaign With This Embarrassing Interview (VIDEO)

Xavier Becerra served as the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services under Joe Biden. Prior to that, he was the attorney general for the state of California, where he is now running for the Democrat nomination for governor.

Becerra has been polling well with Democrats, but an interview he just did with KTLA News in California was so bad that it could derail his campaign. It was really that embarrassing and cringeworthy.

This interview was also an excellent reminder that Democrats are not used to dealing with hostile media. They’re accustomed to journalists setting them up with easy questions and teeing up attacks on their opponents, usually Republicans.

FOX News reports:

Democratic candidate for California governor Xavier Becerra is drawing criticism for a sit-down interview with local media in which he voiced expectations for a “profile” and not a “gotcha” interview.

“By the way, this is a profile piece — this is not a gotcha piece, right?” Becerra asked.

When the reporter indicated Becerra would face at least some challenging inquiries, Becerra doubled down.

“The way I describe a profile is: You talk about all the things that I’ve done, things that I want to do, along with some tough questions. But not only tough questions,” Becerra said.

The moment highlights rising tensions amid a crowded field to replace outgoing California Gov. Gavin Newsom — as well as Becerra’s readiness to defend his image in the final stretches of California’s open primary, where only the top two candidates will advance to the general election.

Watch this. It’s so bad:

Everyone’s been wondering whether Xavier Becerra can withstand scrutiny.

Take a look at this interview clip and judge for yourself. pic.twitter.com/7hCxvV7AOz

— Kevin Liao (@KevinLiao_) May 12, 2026

In this clip, he struggles to answer questions about all of the illegal immigrant children who went missing under the Biden Administration.

KTLA just ended Xavier Becerra pic.twitter.com/oMuWmbdm8n

— Kevin Dalton (@TheKevinDalton) May 12, 2026

This tweet from the New Yorker shows that even liberals have noticed.

California gubernatorial candidate Xavier Becerra went viral for pressing a journalist over whether she planned to ask him ‘tough questions.’ https://t.co/eftFnZWhAP

— New York Magazine (@NYMag) May 12, 2026

The Democrat field in the California governor race is already way too big. They’re just looking for excuses to throw people overboard.

Becerra did not help himself in this interview.